CVE-2017-9627 Denial of service in Schneider Electric Wonderware ArchestrA Logger

High 8.6 Published Updated

An attacker can exhaust memory resources in Schneider Electric Wonderware ArchestrA Logger, causing a denial of service.

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-2017-9627?

CVE-2017-9627 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Schneider Electric Wonderware ArchestrA Logger, published on 7 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An Uncontrolled Resource Consumption issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Wonderware ArchestrA Logger, versions 2017.426.2307.1 and prior. The uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability could allow an attacker to exhaust the memory resources of the machine, causing a denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9627?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Schneider-Electric Wonderware Archestra Logger.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9627?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9627 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-2017-9627 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9627 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q2pr-gqr4-26f4.

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