Schneider Electric Modicon Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2018-7845)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 500309

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

A CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum, and Modicon Premium which could cause the disclosure of unexpected data from the controller when reading specific memory blocks in the controller over Modbus.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?461a3547

http://www.nessus.org/u?a432fe19

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 500309

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 2/7/2022

Updated: 1/24/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-7845

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:schneider-electric:modicon_m580_series_firmware, cpe:/o:schneider-electric:modicon_m340_series_firmware, cpe:/o:schneider-electric:modicon_quantum_firmware, cpe:/o:schneider-electric:modicon_premium_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Schneider

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/22/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/22/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-7845

CWE: 125