What is CVE-2023-3825?

CVE-2023-3825 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ptc Kepserverex, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2023-3825?

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

Is CVE-2023-3825 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Ptc Kepserverex

CVE-2023-3825

PTC’s KEPServerEX Versions 6.0 to 6.14.263 are vulnerable to being made to read a recursively defined object that leads to uncontrolled resource consumption. KEPServerEX uses OPC UA, a protocol which defines various object types that can…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.001 (28.4th 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

Ptc Kepserverex — versions 6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-208-02 (government-resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-3825?: CVE-2023-3825 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ptc Kepserverex, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2023-3825?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-3825 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.