CVE-2016-5874
Siemens SIMATIC NET PC-Software before 13 SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
Siemens SIMATIC NET PC-Software before 13 SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OPC UA service outage) via crafted TCP packets.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Siemens SIMATIC NET PC-Software before 13 SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OPC UA service outage) via crafted TCP packets.
- Record
CVE-2016-5874- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Siemens SIMATIC NET PC-Software before 13 SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OPC UA service outage) via crafted TCP packets.
- Record
CVE-2016-5874- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-6808 No score
Siemens SIMATIC NET PC-Software before 13 SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OPC UA service outage) via crafted TCP packets.
- Record
EUVD-2016-6808- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-729f-rvfg-qjq3
Siemens SIMATIC NET PC-Software before 13 SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
Siemens SIMATIC NET PC-Software before 13 SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OPC UA service outage) via crafted TCP packets.
- Record
GHSA-729f-rvfg-qjq3- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-5874 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Siemens Simatic Net Pc-software, published July 22, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.53%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.