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Schneider Electric Modicon Quantum Buffer Overflow

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 720148

Synopsis

A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Modicon Quantum in all versions of the communication modules which could allow arbitrary code execution.

Description

A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Modicon Quantum in all versions of the communication modules which could allow arbitrary code execution. An FTP command used to upgrade the firmware of the module can be misused to cause a denial of service, or in extreme cases, to load a malicious firmware.

Solution

Perform vendor recommended mitigations and apply available vendor upgrades.

See Also

https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-081-01/,http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103541,https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-086-01

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 720148

Family: SCADA

Published: 5/8/2019

Updated: 9/30/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-7240

BID: 103541