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MEDIUM
CVE-2019-6842
Modicon PLC Denial of Service Exceptional Condition Handling Vulnerability
Description

A CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon BMxCRA and 140CRA modules (all firmware versions), which could cause a Denial of Service attack on the PLC when upgrading the firmware with a missing web server image inside the package using FTP protocol.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 29, 2019, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 3, 2022, 3:59 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-6842 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 Schneider-electric modicon_m580_firmware
2 Schneider-electric modicon_m340_firmware
3 Schneider-electric modicon_bmxcra_firmware
4 Schneider-electric modicon_140cra_firmware
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-2019-6842.

URL Resource
https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2019-281-02/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-6842 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
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_m340_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:se:modicon_m340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_m340_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_m340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_m340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:se:modicon_m340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:se:modicon_m340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_m340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2019-281-02/ No Types Assigned https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2019-281-02/ Vendor Advisory
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_m340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:se:modicon_m340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A CWE-248: Uncaught Exception vulnerability exists in Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon BMxCRA and 140CRA modules (all firmware versions), which could cause a Denial of Service attack on the PLC when upgrading the firmware with a missing web server image inside the package using FTP protocol. A CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon BMxCRA and 140CRA modules (all firmware versions), which could cause a Denial of Service attack on the PLC when upgrading the firmware with a missing web server image inside the package using FTP protocol.
    Removed Reference https://www.schneider-electric.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2019-281-02 [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2019-281-02/ [No Types Assigned]
    Removed CWE Schneider Electric SE CWE-248
    Added CWE Schneider Electric SE CWE-755
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-248 / Assessment performed prior to CVMAP efforts
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 01, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.schneider-electric.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2019-281-02 No Types Assigned https://www.schneider-electric.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2019-281-02 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-755
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_m580_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_m580:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_m340_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_m340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_bmxcra_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_bmxcra:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_140cra_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_140cra:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.08 }} 0.00%

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0.33067

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