CVE-2018-18981 Denial of service in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform v2.90 and earlier
Remote unauthenticated attackers can cause denial of service in Rockwell FactoryTalk Services Platform by sending crafted packets that exhaust memory.
- 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-2018-18981?
CVE-2018-18981 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform v2.90 and earlier, published on 24 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform 2.90 and earlier, a remote unauthenticated attacker could send numerous crafted packets to service ports resulting in memory consumption that could lead to a partial or complete denial-of-service condition to the affected services.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18981?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Services Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2018-18981?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18981 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-2018-18981 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform v2.90 and earlier
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- CVE-2020-14516 Weak cryptography in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform
- CVE-2024-21917 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Service Platform Service Token Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-6967 Deserialization in Rockwell Automation All versions of FactoryTalk Diagnostics software, a subsystem of the FactoryTalk Services Platform
- CVE-2024-21915 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Service Platform Elevated Privileges Vulnerability Through Web Service Functionality
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v3wg-5frm-q7hg.