CVE-2014-9369
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSiemens SPC controllers SPC4000, SPC5000, and SPC6000 before 3.6.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via crafted packets.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is a denial of service vulnerability in Siemens SPC (Security Panel Controller) devices including SPC4000, SPC5000, and SPC6000. Attackers can send specially crafted packets to the affected devices, causing them to restart unexpectedly. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 3.6.0 and can be exploited remotely without authentication.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 3.5.9<= 3.5.9<= 3.5.9CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify SPC device firmware versionAccess the SPC device management interface or use Siemens-provided diagnostic tools to retrieve the current firmware version informationAffected if The installed firmware version is 3.5.9 or lower
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Confirm device model is in affected product lineVerify that the device is one of the SPC4000, SPC5000, or SPC6000 models by checking the device identification in the management interfaceAffected if The device model is SPC4000, SPC5000, or SPC6000 and firmware is <= 3.5.9
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Compare version against vulnerability thresholdCompare the identified firmware version number to the affected range: any version <= 3.5.9 is vulnerableAffected if The firmware version is 3.5.9 or any version below 3.5.9
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Assess network accessibilityDetermine whether the SPC device management interface or ports are exposed to untrusted networks, since exploitation can occur remotely without authenticationAffected if The device is accessible from networks outside the trusted administrative zone
A defender is affected if their SPC4000, SPC5000, or SPC6000 device runs firmware version 3.5.9 or lower and is network-accessible to potential attackers.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade the SPC controller firmware to version 3.6.0 or later. If immediate patching is not possible, implement network segmentation and firewall rules to restrict unauthorized access to the SPC controllers.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-9369 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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