CVE-2017-6017

Published: Jun 30, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD csafCWE-400

7.5HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

A Resource Exhaustion issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Modicon M340 PLC BMXNOC0401, BMXNOE0100, BMXNOE0110, BMXNOE0110H, BMXNOR0200H, BMXP341000, BMXP342000, BMXP3420102, BMXP3420102CL, BMXP342020, BMXP342020H, BMXP342030, BMXP3420302, BMXP3420302H, and BMXP342030H. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted set of packets to the PLC causing it to freeze, requiring the operator to physically press the reset button on the PLC in order to recover.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected Products

schneider-electric

commercial·FRaka schneider electric se

modicon m340 bmxp341000 firmware

ICS / OT / IoT

modicon m340 bmxp342000 firmware

ICS / OT / IoT

modicon m340 bmxp3420102 firmware

ICS / OT / IoT

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Exploitability

Workaround Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2017-048-02/

schneider-electric.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96414

securityfocus.com

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-054-03

ics-cert.us-cert.gov

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