CVE-2017-6019 Denial of service in Schneider Electric Conext ComBox
Rapid requests to the device cause a reboot, leading to denial of service for industrial control systems.
- 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-2017-6019?
CVE-2017-6019 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Schneider Electric Conext ComBox, published on 7 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Conext ComBox, model 865-1058, all firmware versions prior to V3.03 BN 830. A series of rapid requests to the device may cause it to reboot.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6019?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Schneider-Electric Conext Combox 865-1058 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6019?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6019 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-2017-6019 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-6019 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-54v8-5r88-9g69.