CVE-2019-18317
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 · uneditedA vulnerability has been identified in SPPA-T3000 Application Server (All versions < Service Pack R8.2 SP2). An attacker with network access to the Application Server could cause a Denial-of-Service condition by sending specifically crafted objects via RMI. This vulnerability is independent from CVE-2019-18318 and CVE-2019-18319. Please note that an attacker needs to have network access to the Application Server in order to exploit this vulnerability. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.
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 confidenceA denial-of-service vulnerability in Siemens SPPA-T3000 Application Server (versions before Service Pack R8.2 SP2) allows remote attackers to crash the service by sending specially crafted objects through the RMI (Remote Method Invocation) protocol, which the server improperly handles.
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< r8.2= r8.2CVSS 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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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Confirm SPPA-T3000 Application Server installationIdentify whether Siemens SPPA-T3000 Application Server is present in your environmentAffected if The product is not installed, then not affected by this CVE
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Determine installed versionCheck the version of the SPPA-T3000 Application Server and compare it to the affected ranges: versions before R8.2 SP2 and version R8.2Affected if Installed version is before R8.2 SP2 or equals exactly R8.2
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Verify RMI protocol is enabledInspect the RMI configuration to confirm the Remote Method Invocation protocol interface is enabled on the serverAffected if RMI protocol is enabled and the service is running
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Check network exposure of RMI serviceReview network configuration and firewall settings to determine if the RMI port is accessible from network sourcesAffected if RMI port is open to untrusted or unknown network addresses
You are affected if SPPA-T3000 Application Server is installed with version before R8.2 SP2 (or exactly R8.2) and the RMI service is network-accessible.
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 to Service Pack R8.2 SP2 or later. As an interim control, restrict network access to the Application Server to trusted IP addresses only to prevent unauthorized RMI connections.
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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-2019-18317 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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