Uncaught Exception in Modicon M580 - CVE-2018-7853
Published: October 2, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21486
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7853
CWE-ID: CWE-248
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Schneider Electric
Affected software:
Modicon M580
Modicon M580
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to uncaught exception vulnerability when reading invalid physical memory blocks in the controller over Modbus. A
remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition.
The vulnerability exists due to uncaught exception vulnerability when reading invalid physical memory blocks in the controller over Modbus. A
remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-7853
Install updates from vendor's website.