Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP BIOS Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CVE-2021-28831)
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 131 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar Network Security is affected by Vulnerability in busybox (CVE-2021-28831) | 7 Jul 202210:56 | – | ibm | |
| Medium: busybox | 10 May 202100:00 | – | amazon | |
| Amazon Linux AMI : busybox (ALAS-2021-1496) | 12 May 202100:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian DLA-2614-1 : busybox security update | 2 Apr 202100:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian dla-4019 : busybox - security update | 19 Jan 202500:00 | – | nessus | |
| EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : busybox (EulerOS-SA-2021-2522) | 27 Sep 202100:00 | – | nessus | |
| EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : busybox (EulerOS-SA-2021-2546) | 27 Sep 202100:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 32 : 1:busybox (2021-2024803354) | 19 Apr 202100:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 33 : 1:busybox (2021-d20c8a4730) | 31 Mar 202100:00 | – | nessus | |
| GLSA-202105-09 : BusyBox: Denial of service | 27 May 202100:00 | – | nessus |
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(503000);
script_version("1.3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/11/14");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-28831");
script_xref(name:"ICSA", value:"23-166-10");
script_name(english:"Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP BIOS Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CVE-2021-28831)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox through 1.32.1 mishandles the error bit
on the huft_build result pointer, with a resultant invalid free or
segmentation fault, via malformed gzip data.
This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-831302.pdf");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109945851/");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-166-10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Refer to the vendor advisory.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-28831");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_cwe_id(755);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/06/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/06/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/02/25");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"former");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Tenable.ot");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("tenable_ot_api_integration.nasl");
script_require_keys("Tenable.ot/Siemens");
exit(0);
}
include('tenable_ot_cve_funcs.inc');
get_kb_item_or_exit('Tenable.ot/Siemens');
var asset = tenable_ot::assets::get(vendor:'Siemens');
var vuln_cpes = {
"cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp" :
{"versionEndExcluding" : "1.3", "family" : "S71500", "orderNumbers": ["6ES7558-1AA00-0AB0"]}
};
tenable_ot::cve::compare_and_report(asset:asset, cpes:vuln_cpes, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
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14 Nov 2025 00:00Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
CVSS 25
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.02719
SSVC