CVE-2019-18325
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 MS3000 Migration Server (All versions). An attacker with network access to the MS3000 Server can cause a Denial-of-Service condition and potentially gain remote code execution by sending specifically crafted packets to 5010/tcp. This vulnerability is independent from CVE-2019-18323, CVE-2019-18324, CVE-2019-18326, CVE-2019-18327, CVE-2019-18328, CVE-2019-18329, and CVE-2019-18330. Please note that an attacker needs to have network access to the MS3000 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 critical vulnerability in SPPA-T3000 MS3000 Migration Server allows remote attackers to send crafted packets to port 5010/tcp, causing denial of service and potentially achieving remote code execution. The vulnerability affects all versions and requires only network access to the MS3000 Server to exploit.
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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 dataall versionsCVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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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Identify if SPPA-T3000 MS3000 Migration Server is presentInventory systems for Siemens SPPA-T3000 software, specifically the MS3000 Migration Server component. Check installed programs, running services, or consult system documentation for presence of this Siemens industrial control system software.Affected if The SPPA-T3000 MS3000 Migration Server software is installed and running in the environment.
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Verify if port 5010/tcp is listeningRun a network port scan or use netstat -an | grep 5010 on suspect systems to determine if port 5010/tcp is open and listening. This is the specific port mentioned in the CVE as the exploitation vector.Affected if Port 5010/tcp is open and accepting connections on any system in the environment.
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Determine network accessibility of the affected serviceAssess whether the system running MS3000 Migration Server is reachable from untrusted networks. Review firewall rules, network zones, and ACLs to determine if an external attacker could reach port 5010/tcp.Affected if The MS3000 Migration Server on port 5010/tcp is accessible from network segments outside the trusted industrial zone.
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Check for compensating security controlsReview firewall rules, IPS signatures, or network segmentation that may block or detect malicious traffic destined for port 5010/tcp. Verify if any controls are explicitly protecting the MS3000 Server.Affected if No firewall rules, IPS, or network segmentation is in place to restrict or monitor traffic to port 5010/tcp on the MS3000 Server.
If the SPPA-T3000 MS3000 Migration Server is present, port 5010/tcp is open, and the system is accessible from untrusted networks without compensating controls, the environment is affected by this CVE.
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 dataImplement network segmentation to isolate the MS3000 Server, apply vendor patches when available, or deploy compensating controls such as firewalls/IPS to block malicious traffic to 5010/tcp.
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