CVE-2024-2427 Rockwell Automation - Denial-of-service and Input Validation Vulnerabilities in PowerFlex® 527

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can crash the PowerFlex 527 drive by sending repeated data packets, requiring a manual restart to recover.

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-2024-2427?

CVE-2024-2427 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Rockwell Automation PowerFlex® 527, published on 25 Mar 2024. 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 the Rockwell Automation PowerFlex® 527 due to improper traffic throttling in the device. If multiple data packets are sent to the device repeatedly the device will crash and require a manual restart to recover.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2427?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rockwellautomation Powerflex 527 Ac Drives Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2427?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2427 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-2024-2427 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2427 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7qfp-8qgp-4xc8.

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