VDB-124305 · CVE-2018-14827 · GCVE-0-2018-14827

Rockwell RSLinx Classic up to 4.00.01 Service Port 44818 resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Rockwell RSLinx Classic up to 4.00.01. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Service Port 44818. Performing a manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-14827. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to use restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rockwell RSLinx Classic up to 4.00.01. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the component Service Port 44818. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic Versions 4.00.01 and prior. A remote, unauthenticated threat actor may intentionally send specially crafted Ethernet/IP packets to Port 44818, causing the software application to stop responding and crash. The user must restart the software to regain functionality.

The bug was discovered 09/20/2018. The weakness was published 09/20/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at ics-cert.us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-14827 since 08/01/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling 44818.

Similar entries are available at VDB-124304 and VDB-124306. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Rockwell

Name

RSLinx Classic

Version

4.00.01

License

commercial

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

08/01/2018 🔍
09/20/2018 +50 days 🔍
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09/21/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/25/2020 +551 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ics-cert.us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-14827 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-14827
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124305
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2018 06:58
Updated: 03/25/2020 15:51
Changes: 09/21/2018 06:58 (58), 03/25/2020 15:51 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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