Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-2251 - Insufficient Entropy vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500

047910
CVSS 8.3 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
siemens

Summary

The random-number generator on Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU PLC devices with firmware before 1.5.0 does not have sufficient entropy, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms and hijack sessions via unspecified vectors. CWE-331: Insufficient Entropy