CVE-2013-2823 Denial of service in n/a
Physically proximate attackers can cause a denial of service in GE Proficy SCADA systems via crafted serial input to the DNP3 driver.
- 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-2013-2823?
CVE-2013-2823 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Nov 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The (1) Catapult DNP3 I/O driver before 7.2.0.60 and the (2) GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy DNP3 I/O driver before 7.20k, as used in DNPDrv.exe (aka the DNP master station server) in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy HMI/SCADA - CIMPLICITY and iFIX, allow physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted input over a serial line.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2823?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Catapultsoftware Catapult Dnp3 I\/O Driver, Ge Intelligent Platforms Proficy Dnp3 I\/O Driver, Ge Intelligent Platforms Proficy Hmi\/Scada Cimplicity, Ge Intelligent Platforms Proficy Hmi\/Scada Ifix.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2823?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-2823 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-2013-2823 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2823 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6cgr-mc53-57w2.