7.8
HIGH
CVE-2012-6435
Rockwell Automation EtherNet/IP products; Denial of Service
Description

When an affected product receives a valid CIP message from an unauthorized or unintended source to Port 2222/TCP, Port 2222/UDP, Port 44818/TCP, or Port 44818/UDP that instructs the CPU to stop logic execution and enter a fault state, a DoS can occur. This situation could cause loss of availability and a disruption of communication with other connected devices. Rockwell Automation EtherNet/IP products; 1756-ENBT, 1756-EWEB, 1768-ENBT, and 1768-EWEB communication modules; CompactLogix L32E and L35E controllers; 1788-ENBT FLEXLogix adapter; 1794-AENTR FLEX I/O EtherNet/IP adapter; ControlLogix 18 and earlier; CompactLogix 18 and earlier; GuardLogix 18 and earlier; SoftLogix 18 and earlier; CompactLogix controllers 19 and earlier; SoftLogix controllers 19 and earlier; ControlLogix controllers 20 and earlier; GuardLogix controllers 20 and earlier; and MicroLogix 1100 and 1400

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 24, 2013, 9:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 30, 2025, 10:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-6435 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Rockwellautomation controllogix_controllers
2 Rockwellautomation guardlogix_controllers
3 Rockwellautomation micrologix
4 Rockwellautomation softlogix_controllers
5 Rockwellautomation 1756-enbt
6 Rockwellautomation 1756-eweb
7 Rockwellautomation 1768-enbt
8 Rockwellautomation 1768-eweb
9 Rockwellautomation 1794-aentr_flex_i\/o_ethernet\/ip_adapter
10 Rockwellautomation compactlogix
11 Rockwellautomation compactlogix_controllers
12 Rockwellautomation compactlogix_l32e_controller
13 Rockwellautomation compactlogix_l35e_controller
14 Rockwellautomation controllogix
15 Rockwellautomation flexlogix_1788-enbt_adapter
16 Rockwellautomation guardlogix
17 Rockwellautomation softlogix
18 Rockwellautomation micrologix_firmware

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Rockwell Automation EtherNet/IP products; 1756-ENBT, 1756-EWEB, 1768-ENBT, and 1768-EWEB communication modules; CompactLogix L32E and L35E controllers; 1788-ENBT FLEXLogix adapter; 1794-AENTR FLEX I/O EtherNet/IP adapter; ControlLogix 18 and earlier; CompactLogix 18 and earlier; GuardLogix 18 and earlier; SoftLogix 18 and earlier; CompactLogix controllers 19 and earlier; SoftLogix controllers 19 and earlier; ControlLogix controllers 20 and earlier; GuardLogix controllers 20 and earlier; and MicroLogix 1100 and 1400 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (control and communication outage) via a CIP message that specifies a logic-execution stop and fault. When an affected product receives a valid CIP message from an unauthorized or unintended source to Port 2222/TCP, Port 2222/UDP, Port 44818/TCP, or Port 44818/UDP that instructs the CPU to stop logic execution and enter a fault state, a DoS can occur. This situation could cause loss of availability and a disruption of communication with other connected devices. Rockwell Automation EtherNet/IP products; 1756-ENBT, 1756-EWEB, 1768-ENBT, and 1768-EWEB communication modules; CompactLogix L32E and L35E controllers; 1788-ENBT FLEXLogix adapter; 1794-AENTR FLEX I/O EtherNet/IP adapter; ControlLogix 18 and earlier; CompactLogix 18 and earlier; GuardLogix 18 and earlier; SoftLogix 18 and earlier; CompactLogix controllers 19 and earlier; SoftLogix controllers 19 and earlier; ControlLogix controllers 20 and earlier; GuardLogix controllers 20 and earlier; and MicroLogix 1100 and 1400
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added Reference http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/54102
    Added Reference https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/470154
    Added Reference https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/aid/470155
    Added Reference https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/aid/470156
    Added Reference https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-13-011-03
    Removed Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-13-011-03.pdf
    Removed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-13-011-03.pdf Types: US Government Resource
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-13-011-03.pdf
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 25, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

24.13 }} -9.99%

score

0.95826

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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