CVE-2018-16196 Denial of service in Multiple Yokogawa products that contain Vnet/IP Open Communication Driver

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Yokogawa ICS products by stopping Vnet/IP Open Communication Driver communication.

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-2018-16196?

CVE-2018-16196 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Multiple Yokogawa products that contain Vnet/IP Open Communication Driver, published on 9 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple Yokogawa products that contain Vnet/IP Open Communication Driver (CENTUM CS 3000(R3.05.00 - R3.09.50), CENTUM CS 3000 Entry Class(R3.05.00 - R3.09.50), CENTUM VP(R4.01.00 - R6.03.10), CENTUM VP Entry Class(R4.01.00 - R6.03.10), Exaopc(R3.10.00 - R3.75.00), PRM(R2.06.00 - R3.31.00), ProSafe-RS(R1.02.00 - R4.02.00), FAST/TOOLS(R9.02.00 - R10.02.00), B/M9000 VP(R6.03.01 - R8.01.90)) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service attack that may result in stopping Vnet/IP Open Communication Driver's communication via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16196?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Yokogawa B\/M9000 Vp, Yokogawa Centum Cs 3000 Entry Class, Yokogawa Centum Cs 3000 Firmware, Yokogawa Centum Vp Entry Class, Yokogawa Centum Vp Firmware, Yokogawa Exaopc and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-16196?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16196 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-2018-16196 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16196 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r9jm-c64m-grf2.

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