CVE-2021-34570 (GCVE-0-2021-34570)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-27 08:25 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:09
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Phoenix Contact: DoS for PLCnext Control devices in versions prior to 2021.0.5 LTS
Summary
Multiple Phoenix Contact PLCnext control devices in versions prior to 2021.0.5 LTS are prone to a DoS attack through special crafted JSON requests.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2021-029/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Contact | AXC F |
Affected:
AXC F 1152 (1151412) , < 2021.0.5 LTS
(custom)
Affected: AXC F 2152 (2404267) , < 2021.0.5 LTS (custom) Affected: AXC F 3152 (1069208) , < 2021.0.5 LTS (custom) Affected: AXC F 2152 Starterkit (1046568) , < 2021.0.5 LTS (custom) |
guessed | |
| Phoenix Contact | RFC |
Affected:
RFC 4072S (1051328) , < 2021.0.5 LTS
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Phoenix Contact | PLCnext |
Affected:
PLCnext Technology Starterkit (1188165) , < 2021.0.5 LTS
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2021-08-03 00:00
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