CVE-2013-2818 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.7 Published Updated

Physically proximate attackers can cause a denial of service in Alstom e-terracontrol via crafted serial input, disrupting DNP3 services.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-2818?

CVE-2013-2818 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Dec 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The DNP Master Driver in Alstom e-terracontrol 3.5, 3.6, and 3.7 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and DNP3 service disruption) via crafted input over a serial line.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2818?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Alstom E-Terracontrol.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2818?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-2818 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-2013-2818 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2818 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f9wx-6wmj-v5v7.

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