Buffer overflow in Rockwell Automation Rslinx Classic
CVE-2018-14829
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.161 (96.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.161 · newest: 0.161 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Rockwell Automation Rslinx Classic — versions 4.00.01 and prior
- Rockwellautomation Rslinx
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-263-02 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
- www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-26 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-14829?
- CVE-2018-14829 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Rslinx Classic, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-20.
- How severe is CVE-2018-14829?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-14829 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.