CVE-2013-6142 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Schneider Electric ClearSCADA DNP3 drivers by sending malformed IP packets that trigger excessive event journaling.
- 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-2013-6142?
CVE-2013-6142 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jan 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
DNP3Driver.exe in the DNP3 driver in Schneider Electric ClearSCADA 2010 R2 through 2010 R3.1 and SCADA Expert ClearSCADA 2013 R1 through 2013 R1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via IP packets containing errors that trigger event-journal messages.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6142?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aveva Clearscada.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6142?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6142 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-2013-6142 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6142 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7wq9-7x8g-43xg.