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CRITICAL
CVE-2018-14829
Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic Versions 4.00.01 and prior. This vulnerability may allow a remote threat actor to intentionally send a malformed CIP packet to Port 44818, causing the software application to stop responding and crash. This vulnerability also has the potential to exploit a buffer overflow condition, which may allow the threat actor to remotely execute arbitrary code.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 20, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-14829 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 rslinx
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-14829.

URL Resource
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-263-02 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-26 Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-14829 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE ICS-CERT CWE-121
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 23, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-263-02 No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-263-02 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-26 No Types Assigned https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-26 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:rslinx:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.00.01
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-26 [No Types Assigned]
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.

2.34 }} -0.01%

score

0.89909

percentile

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