CVE-2014-5426 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the DNP3 process via crafted messages, causing denial of service in MatrikonOPC servers.
- 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-2014-5426?
CVE-2014-5426 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Nov 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
MatrikonOPC OPC Server for DNP3 1.2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unhandled exception and DNP3 process crash) via a crafted message.
Weakness: CWE-17
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5426?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Matrikonopc Dnp3 Opc Server.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5426?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5426 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-2014-5426 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5426 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qmf3-c3rq-cjgp.