CVE-2013-2789 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Kepware DNP Master Driver via crafted DNP3 packets, affecting industrial control systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-2789?

CVE-2013-2789 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Kepware DNP Master Driver for the KEPServerEX Communications Platform before 5.12.140.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (master-station infinite loop) via crafted DNP3 packets to TCP port 20000 and allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (master-station infinite loop) via crafted input over a serial line.

Weakness: CWE-835

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2789?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kepware Kepserverex.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2789?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-2789 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2013-2789 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2789 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-46hj-m8hr-c3h7.

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