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Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP BIOS Off-by-one Error (CVE-2021-3999)

🗓️ 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP BIOS has a critical off-by-one error allowing privilege escalation.

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"A flaw was found in glibc. An off-by-one buffer overflow and underflow
in getcwd() may lead to memory corruption when the size of the buffer
is exactly 1. A local attacker who can control the input buffer and
size passed to getcwd() in a setuid program could use this flaw to
potentially execute arbitrary code and escalate their privileges on
the system.

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-831302.pdf");
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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" :
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tenable_ot::cve::compare_and_report(asset:asset, cpes:vuln_cpes, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);

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14 Nov 2025 00:00Current
7.8High risk
Vulners AI Score7.8
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.0072
SSVC
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