CVE-2019-10997 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Phoenix Contact AXC F 2152 and AXC F 2152 STARTERKIT devices prior to firmware version 2019.0 LTS. A remote attacker, positioned as a man-in-the-middle, can use protocol fuzzing on PC WORX Engineer to crash the PLC service, requiring a manual reboot or service restart. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a high impact on availability with high attack complexity, as it requires a man-in-the-middle position. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2019.0_ltsCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:axc_f_2152_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2019.0_ltsCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:axc_f_2152_starterkit_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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