CVE-2013-5709 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2013-5709

The authentication implementation in the web server on Siemens SCALANCE...

Vulnerability Description

The authentication implementation in the web server on Siemens SCALANCE X-200 switches with firmware before 5.0.0 does not use a sufficient source of entropy for generating values of random numbers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack sessions by predicting a value.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

scalance x-200 series firmware, scalance x-200, scalance x-200rna, scalance x200-4p irt, scalance x201-3p irt, scalance x202-2irt, scalance x202-2p irt, scalance x204irt, scalance xf-200
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 4.3

Timeline

Official Publish: September 17th, 2013
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.