Multiple vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric Modicon Controllers

Published: 2019-05-22 | Updated: 2019-10-03

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2018-7856 CVE-2018-7843
CWE-ID	CWE-248
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software	Modicon Quantum Hardware solutions / Firmware Modicon Premium Hardware solutions / Firmware Modicon M340 Hardware solutions / Firmware Modicon M580 Hardware solutions / Firmware
Vendor	Schneider Electric

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Uncaught Exception

EUVDB-ID: #VU21490

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 7.7 [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-2018-7856

CWE-ID: CWE-248 - Uncaught Exception

Exploit availability: No

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 writing invalid memory blocks to the controller over Modbus. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Modicon Quantum: All versions

Modicon Premium: All versions

Modicon M340: before 3.10

Modicon M580: 1.04 - 2.41

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2019-134-11/
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0767

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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

2) Uncaught Exception

EUVDB-ID: #VU21496