# CVE-2020-9464: Denial of service in n/a

> An attacker can cause a Denial-of-Service condition on BECKHOFF Ethernet TCP/IP Bus Couplers, requiring a reboot to restore functionality.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Mar 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g53r-5c42-ggq8

## What is CVE-2020-9464?

CVE-2020-9464 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A Denial-of-Service vulnerability exists in BECKHOFF Ethernet TCP/IP Bus Coupler BK9000. After an attack has occurred, the device's functionality can be restored by rebooting.

Weakness: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9464?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Beckhoff Bk9000 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-9464?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9464 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-9464 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-9464 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-9464 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9464/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9464/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9464
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9464
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-9464

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