Resource exhaustion in Siemens Development/evaluation Kits For Profinet Io: Dk Standard Ethernet Controller

CVE-2020-28400

Affected devices contain a vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service condition. The vulnerability can be triggered if a large amount of DCP reset packets are sent to the device.

EPSS: 0.011 (78.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-28400?
CVE-2020-28400 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Development/evaluation Kits For Profinet Io: Dk Standard Ethernet Controller, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-28400?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.