#VU72535 Access of Uninitialized Pointer in OpENer - CVE-2022-43606

 

#VU72535 Access of Uninitialized Pointer in OpENer - CVE-2022-43606

Published: February 24, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU72535
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43606
CWE-ID: CWE-824
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpENer
Software vendor:
EIP Stack Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to access of uninitialized pointer in the Forward Open connection_management_entry functionality. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted EtherNet/IP request and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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