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Siemens SCALANCE and RUGGEDCOM Double Free (CVE-2023-7256)

🗓️ 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
🔗 www.tenable.com👁 9 Views

The affected libpcap versions allow a double free during remote packet capture due to inconsistent freeaddrinfo handling.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(505128);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/03/05");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-7256");
  script_xref(name:"ICSA", value:"26-043-06");

  script_name(english:"Siemens SCALANCE and RUGGEDCOM Double Free (CVE-2023-7256)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"In affected libpcap versions during the setup of a remote packet
capture the internal function sock_initaddress() calls getaddrinfo()
and possibly freeaddrinfo(), but does not clearly indicate to the
caller function whether freeaddrinfo() still remains to be called
after the function returns.  This makes it possible in some scenarios
that both the function and its caller call freeaddrinfo() for the same
allocated memory block.  A similar problem was reported in Apple
libpcap, to which Apple assigned CVE-2023-40400.

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/html/ssa-089022.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109997626/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-043-06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Refer to the vendor advisory.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-7256");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(415);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/08/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/01/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/02/10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rst2428p_firmware:3.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xch328_firmware:3.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xcm324_firmware:3.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xcm328_firmware:3.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xcm332_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrh334_%2824_v_dc%2c_8xfo%2c_cc%29_firmware:3.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrm334_%28230_v_ac%2c_12xfo%29_firmware:3.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrm334_%28230_v_ac%2c_8xfo%29_firmware:3.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrm334_%28230v_ac%2c_2x10g%2c_24xsfp%2c_8xsfp%2b%29_firmware:3.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrm334_%2824_v_dc%2c_12xfo%29_firmware:3.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrm334_%2824_v_dc%2c_8xfo%29_firmware:3.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrm334_%2824v_dc%2c_2x10g%2c_24xsfp%2c_8xsfp%2b%29_firmware:3.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrm334_%282x230_v_ac%2c_12xfo%29_firmware:3.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrm334_%282x230_v_ac%2c_8xfo%29_firmware:3.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrm334_%282x230v_ac%2c_2x10g%2c_24xsfp%2c_8xsfp%2b%29_firmware:3.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc-300_series_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr-300_series_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc-400_series_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr-500wg_series_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr-500_series_firmware");
  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) 2026 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:ruggedcom_rst2428p_firmware:3.3" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "RuggedCom", "orderNumbers" : ['6GK6242-6PA00']},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xch328_firmware:3.3" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "SCALANCEX300", "orderNumbers" : ['6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2']},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xcm324_firmware:3.3" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "SCALANCEX300", "orderNumbers" : ['6GK5324-8TS01-2AC2']},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xcm328_firmware:3.3" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "SCALANCEX300", "orderNumbers" : ['6GK5328-4TS01-2AC2']},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrh334_%2824_v_dc%2c_8xfo%2c_cc%29_firmware:3.3" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "SCALANCEX300", "orderNumbers" : ['6GK5334-2TS01-2ER3']},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrm334_%28230_v_ac%2c_12xfo%29_firmware:3.3" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "SCALANCEX300", "orderNumbers" : ['6GK5334-3TS01-3AR3']},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrm334_%28230_v_ac%2c_8xfo%29_firmware:3.3" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "SCALANCEX300", "orderNumbers" : ['6GK5334-2TS01-3AR3']},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrm334_%28230v_ac%2c_2x10g%2c_24xsfp%2c_8xsfp%2b%29_firmware:3.3" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "SCALANCEX300", "orderNumbers" : ['6GK5334-5TS01-3AR3']},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrm334_%2824_v_dc%2c_12xfo%29_firmware:3.3" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "SCALANCEX300", "orderNumbers" : ['6GK5334-3TS01-2AR3']},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrm334_%2824_v_dc%2c_8xfo%29_firmware:3.3" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "SCALANCEX300", "orderNumbers" : ['6GK5334-2TS01-2AR3']},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrm334_%2824v_dc%2c_2x10g%2c_24xsfp%2c_8xsfp%2b%29_firmware:3.3" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "SCALANCEX300", "orderNumbers" : ['6GK5334-5TS01-2AR3']},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrm334_%282x230_v_ac%2c_12xfo%29_firmware:3.3" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "SCALANCEX300", "orderNumbers" : ['6GK5334-3TS01-4AR3']},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrm334_%282x230_v_ac%2c_8xfo%29_firmware:3.3" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "SCALANCEX300", "orderNumbers" : ['6GK5334-2TS01-4AR3']},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xrm334_%282x230v_ac%2c_2x10g%2c_24xsfp%2c_8xsfp%2b%29_firmware:3.3" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "SCALANCEX300", "orderNumbers" : ['6GK5334-5TS01-4AR3']},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xcm332_firmware" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "SCALANCEX300", "orderNumbers" : ['6GK5332-0GA01-2AC2']},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc-300_series_firmware" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "SCALANCEX300"},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr-300_series_firmware" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "SCALANCEX300"},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc-400_series_firmware" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "SCALANCEX400"},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr-500wg_series_firmware" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "SCALANCEX500"},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr-500_series_firmware" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "3.3", "family" : "SCALANCEX500"}
};

tenable_ot::cve::compare_and_report(asset:asset, cpes:vuln_cpes, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);

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05 Mar 2026 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.01522
SSVC
9