What is CVE-2015-6490?

CVE-2015-6490 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rockwellautomation Micrologix_1100_firmware, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2015-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2015-6490?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Rockwellautomation Micrologix_1100_firmware

CVE-2015-6490

Stack-based buffer overflow on Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1100 devices before B FRN 15.000 and 1400 devices through B FRN 15.003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (76.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Rockwellautomation Micrologix_1100_firmware
Rockwellautomation Micrologix_1400_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-6490?: CVE-2015-6490 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rockwellautomation Micrologix_1100_firmware, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2015-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2015-6490?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.