CVE-2020-12521 (GCVE-0-2020-12521)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-17 22:43 – Updated: 2024-09-17 04:14
VLAI
Title
Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS: A specially crafted LLDP packet may lead to a high system load in the PROFINET stack.
Summary
On Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS a specially crafted LLDP packet may lead to a high system load in the PROFINET stack. An attacker can cause failure of system services or a complete reboot.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Phoenix Contact AXC F 1152 (1151412) Affected: unspecified , < 2021.0 LTS (custom)
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Phoenix Contact AXC F 2152 (2404267) Affected: unspecified , < 2021.0 LTS (custom)
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Phoenix Contact AXC F 3152 (1069208) Affected: unspecified , < 2021.0 LTS (custom)
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Phoenix Contact RFC 4072S (1051328 Affected: unspecified , < 2021.0 LTS (custom)
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Phoenix Contact AXC F 2152 Starterkit (1046568) Affected: unspecified , < 2021.0 LTS (custom)
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Phoenix Contact PLCnext Technology Starterkit (1188165) Affected: unspecified , < 2021.0 LTS (custom)
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Date Public
2020-12-17 00:00
Credits
Phoenix Contact reported to CERT@VDE
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