CVE-2017-6017
Description
A Resource Exhaustion issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Modicon M340 PLC BMXNOC0401, BMXNOE0100, BMXNOE0110, BMXNOE0110H, BMXNOR0200H, BMXP341000, BMXP342000, BMXP3420102, BMXP3420102CL, BMXP342020, BMXP342020H, BMXP342030, BMXP3420302, BMXP3420302H, and BMXP342030H. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted set of packets to the PLC causing it to freeze, requiring the operator to physically press the reset button on the PLC in order to recover.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96414
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-054-03
- https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2017-048-02/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96414
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-054-03
- https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2017-048-02/
CWEs
CWE-400
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.