Resource exhaustion in Phoenix Contact Gmbh Mguard
CVE-2017-7935
A Resource Exhaustion issue was discovered in Phoenix Contact GmbH mGuard firmware versions 8.3.0 to 8.4.2. An attacker may compromise the device's availability by performing multiple initial VPN requests.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (66.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Phoenix Contact Gmbh Mguard
- Phoenix Contact Gmbh Mguard Firmware — versions 8.3.0, 8.3.1, 8.3.2
- Phoenix Contact Gmbh Mguard — versions Phoenix Contact GmbH mGuard
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-131-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7935?
- CVE-2017-7935 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phoenix Contact Gmbh Mguard, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-19.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7935?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.