CVE-2023-2778 (GCVE-0-2023-2778)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-13 20:35 – Updated: 2025-03-05 18:57
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Title
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Transaction Manager Vulnerable to Denial-Of-Service
Summary
A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Transaction Manager. This vulnerability can be exploited by sending a modified packet to port 400. If exploited, the application could potentially crash or experience a high CPU or memory usage condition, causing intermittent application functionality issues. The application would need to be restarted to recover from the DoS.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
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Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Transaction Manager Affected: <=v13.10
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