Denial of service in Rockwell Automation ControlLogix, GuardLogix and CompactLogix

1) Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation

EUVDB-ID: #VU91987

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5659

CWE-ID: CWE-670 - Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to always-incorrect control flow implementation. A remote attacker on the local network can send specially crafted packets to the mDNS port and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ControlLogix 5580: 34.011

GuardLogix 5580: 34.011

1756-EN4: 4.001

CompactLogix 5380: 34.011

Compact GuardLogix 5380: 34.011

CompactLogix 5480: 34.011

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:rockwell_automation:controllogix_5580:34.011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:rockwell_automation:guardlogix_5580:34.011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:rockwell_automation:1756-en4:4.001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:rockwell_automation:compactlogix_5380:34.011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:rockwell_automation:compact_guardlogix_5380:34.011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:rockwell_automation:compactlogix_5480:34.011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-163-01

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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