# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 May 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v2x5-jq6x-q6hf

## 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 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6024?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2017-6024 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6024 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-6024 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6024 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Rockwell Automation ControlLogix 5580 and CompactLogix 5380. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6024/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6024/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6024
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6024
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6024

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6024/
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