SB2018122112 - Denial of service in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform



SB2018122112 - Denial of service in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform

Published: December 21, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018122112
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18981)

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

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing malicious input. A remote attacker can send numerous crafted packets to service ports, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and cause the service to crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.