CVE-2018-14827 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic versions 4.00.01 and prior. An unauthenticated attacker can remotely crash the software by sending specially crafted Ethernet/IP packets to Port 44818, requiring a restart to restore functionality. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is not available. However, there has been some community discussion and media coverage regarding this flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.00.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:rslinx:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.