CVE-2017-16741 Information disclosure in PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Remote unauthenticated attackers can read diagnostic information via Monitor Mode on PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH devices.

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-2017-16741?

CVE-2017-16741 is a medium-severity vulnerability in PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH, published on 12 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An Information Exposure issue was discovered in PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH 3xxx, 4xxx, and 48xxx Series products running firmware Version 1.0 to 1.32. A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to use Monitor Mode on the device to read diagnostic information.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16741?

It affects 29 products.

Products include Phoenixcontact Fl Switch 3004t-Fx Firmware, Phoenixcontact Fl Switch 3004t-Fx St Firmware, Phoenixcontact Fl Switch 3005 Firmware, Phoenixcontact Fl Switch 3005t Firmware, Phoenixcontact Fl Switch 3006t-2fx Firmware, Phoenixcontact Fl Switch 3006t-2fx Sm Firmware and 23 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-16741?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16741 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-16741 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16741 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6c6j-r563-746g.

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