8.6
HIGH
CVE-2020-24685
ABB AC500 V2 Ethernet᛫Denial of Service (DoS)
Description

An unauthenticated specially crafted packet sent by an attacker over the network will cause a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability. Vulnerability allows attacker to stop the PLC. After stopping (ERR LED flashing red), physical access to the PLC is required in order to restart the application. This issue affects: ABB AC500 V2 products with onboard Ethernet version 2.8.4 and prior versions.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 9, 2021, 4:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-24685 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-24685 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 Abb ac500_cpu_firmware
2 Abb pm573-eth
3 Abb pm583-eth
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-2020-24685.

URL Resource
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010667&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch Patch Vendor Advisory
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010667&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch Patch Vendor Advisory

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Born at : Nov. 5, 2023, 6:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010667&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010667&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch No Types Assigned https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010667&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-770
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:abb:ac500_cpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.8.5 OR cpe:2.3:h:abb:pm573-eth:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:abb:pm583-eth:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exploit Prediction

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

0.10 }} 0.01%

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0.41881

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