CVE-2023-29464 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Linx Vulnerable to Denial-of-Service and Information Disclosure

High 8.2 Published 13 Oct 2023 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can read memory and cause denial of service in Rockwell FactoryTalk Linx via crafted packets.

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-2023-29464?

CVE-2023-29464 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Linx , published on 13 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

FactoryTalk Linx, in the Rockwell Automation PanelView Plus, allows an unauthenticated threat actor to read data from memory via crafted malicious packets. Sending a size larger than the buffer size results in leakage of data from memory resulting in an information disclosure. If the size is large enough, it causes communications over the common industrial protocol to become unresponsive to any type of packet, resulting in a denial-of-service to FactoryTalk Linx over the common industrial protocol.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29464?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Linx.

How do I fix CVE-2023-29464?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29464 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-29464 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4v9x-wfx7-57r9.