Denial of service in Moxa NPort



Published: 2018-07-20
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-10632
CWE-ID CWE-400
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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NPort 5232
Hardware solutions / Firmware

NPort 5230
Hardware solutions / Firmware

NPort 5210
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor Moxa

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU13928

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10632

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the amount of resources requested by a malicious actor are not restricted. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.


Vulnerable software versions

NPort 5232: All versions

NPort 5230: All versions

NPort 5210: All versions

External links

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-200-04


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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