Resource exhaustion in Softing Edgeaggregator
CVE-2023-27334
Softing edgeConnector Siemens ConditionRefresh Resource Exhaustion Denial-of-Service Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Softing edgeConnector Siemens. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of OPC UA ConditionRefresh requests. By sending a large number of requests, an attacker can consume all available resources on the server. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-20498.
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: 0.014 (73.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1054/ (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- industrial.softing.com/fileadmin/psirt/downloads/syt-2023-1.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-27334?
- CVE-2023-27334 is a high-severity vulnerability in Softing Edgeaggregator, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-05-03.
- How severe is CVE-2023-27334?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-27334 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.