CVE-2017-7902 Weak cryptography in Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1100 and 1400

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can capture and replay valid requests due to nonce reuse in Rockwell Automation PLCs, bypassing authentication or integrity checks.

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-2017-7902?

CVE-2017-7902 is a critical vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1100 and 1400, published on 30 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A "Reusing a Nonce, Key Pair in Encryption" issue was discovered in Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1100 programmable-logic controllers 1763-L16AWA, Series A and B, Version 16.00 and prior versions; 1763-L16BBB, Series A and B, Version 16.00 and prior versions; 1763-L16BWA, Series A and B, Version 16.00 and prior versions; and 1763-L16DWD, Series A and B, Version 16.00 and prior versions and Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1400 programmable logic controllers 1766-L32AWA, Series A and B, Version 16.00 and prior versions; 1766-L32BWA, Series A and B, Version 16.00 and prior versions; 1766-L32BWAA, Series A and B, Version 16.00 and prior versions; 1766-L32BXB, Series A and B, Version 16.00 and prior versions; 1766-L32BXBA, Series A and B, Version 16.00 and prior versions; and 1766-L32AWAA, Series A and B, Version 16.00 and prior versions. The affected product reuses nonces, which may allow an attacker to capture and replay a valid request until the nonce is changed.

Weakness: CWE-330, CWE-323

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7902?

It affects 20 products.

Products include Rockwellautomation 1763-L16awa Series A, Rockwellautomation 1763-L16awa Series B, Rockwellautomation 1763-L16bbb Series A, Rockwellautomation 1763-L16bbb Series B, Rockwellautomation 1763-L16bwa Series A, Rockwellautomation 1763-L16bwa Series B and 14 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7902?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7902 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-7902 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7902 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r727-5v4m-6fx7.

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