CVE-2020-12521

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-12521
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-12-17 23:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-12-21 18:28:00 UTC
DescriptionOn Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS a specially crafted LLDP packet may lead to a high system load in the PROFINET stack. An attacker can cause failure of system services or a complete reboot.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Phoenixcontact Axc F 1152 - All All All
Hardware Phoenixcontact Axc F 1152 - All All All
Hardware Phoenixcontact Axc F 2152 - All All All
Hardware Phoenixcontact Axc F 2152 - All All All
Hardware Phoenixcontact Axc F 2152 Starterkit - All All All
Hardware Phoenixcontact Axc F 2152 Starterkit - All All All
Hardware Phoenixcontact Axc F 3152 - All All All
Hardware Phoenixcontact Axc F 3152 - All All All
Operating System Phoenixcontact Plcnext Firmware All All All All
Operating System Phoenixcontact Plcnext Firmware All All All All
Hardware Phoenixcontact Plcnext Technology Starterkit - All All All
Hardware Phoenixcontact Plcnext Technology Starterkit - All All All
Hardware Phoenixcontact Rfc 4072s - All All All
Hardware Phoenixcontact Rfc 4072s - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
PHOENIX CONTACT: Multiple vulnerabilities in PLCnext Control devices — English (USA) CONFIRM cert.vde.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: Phoenix Contact reported to CERT@VDE

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