CVE-2017-6017
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 4.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 4.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 4.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- schneider-electric bmxnoc0401 Firmware 2.8
- schneider-electric bmxnoe0100 Firmware 2.8
- schneider-electric bmxnoe0110 Firmware 2.8
- schneider-electric bmxnoe0110h Firmware 2.8
- schneider-electric bmxnor0200h Firmware 2.8
- schneider-electric Modicon m340 bmxp341000 Firmware 2.8
- schneider-electric Modicon m340 bmxp342000 Firmware 2.8
- schneider-electric Modicon m340 bmxp3420102 Firmware 2.8
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-054-03
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-054-03
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/