CVE-2018-7794 Denial of service in Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum, Modicon Premium (see security notification for specific versions)

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a Denial of Service on Schneider Electric Modicon PLCs by sending Modbus TCP requests with invalid indices.

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-2018-7794?

CVE-2018-7794 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Schneider Electric SE Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum, Modicon Premium (see security notification for specific versions), published on 6 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum, Modicon Premium (see security notification for specific versions) which could cause a Denial of Service when reading data with invalid index using Modbus TCP.

Weakness: CWE-754

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7794?

It affects 29 products.

Products include Schneider-Electric 140cpu65150 Firmware, Schneider-Electric 140cpu65160 Firmware, Schneider-Electric 140cpu65160s Firmware, Schneider-Electric 140cpu65260 Firmware, Schneider-Electric 140cpu65860 Firmware, Schneider-Electric 140cpu67060 Firmware and 23 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-7794?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7794 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-2018-7794 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7794 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f2f3-hcjw-63p3.

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