What is CVE-2023-2778?

CVE-2023-2778 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Factorytalk Transaction Manager, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-2778?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Rockwell Automation Factorytalk Transaction Manager

CVE-2023-2778

A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Transaction Manager. This vulnerability can be exploited by sending a modified packet to port 400. If exploited, the application could potentially crash or experience a high CPU or memory usage condition, causing intermittent application functionality issues. The application would need to be restarted to recover from the DoS.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.012 (65.6th 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

Rockwell Automation Factorytalk Transaction Manager — versions <=v13.10
Rockwellautomation Factorytalk_transaction_manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

PSIRT@rockwellautomation.com (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2778?: CVE-2023-2778 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Factorytalk Transaction Manager, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-2778?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.