CVE-2017-6024 Denial of service in Rockwell Automation ControlLogix 5580 and CompactLogix 5380
An attacker can cause a denial of service on Rockwell ControlLogix and CompactLogix controllers by sending specific CIP commands.
- 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-2017-6024?
CVE-2017-6024 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Rockwell Automation ControlLogix 5580 and CompactLogix 5380, published on 6 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Resource Exhaustion issue was discovered in Rockwell Automation ControlLogix 5580 controllers V28.011, V28.012, and V28.013; ControlLogix 5580 controllers V29.011; CompactLogix 5380 controllers V28.011; and CompactLogix 5380 controllers V29.011. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service condition by sending a series of specific CIP-based commands to the controller.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6024?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Rockwellautomation Compactlogix 5380 Firmware, Rockwellautomation Controllogix 5580 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6024?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6024 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-2017-6024 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6024 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v2x5-jq6x-q6hf.