Modicon M340 Bmxp341000 Firmware
CVE-2017-6017
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits
MITRE ATT&CK
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| Impact | CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 5.17%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could cause denial of service by exhausting system resources by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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A Resource Exhaustion issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Modicon M340 PLC BMXNOC0401, BMXNOE0100, BMXNOE0110, BMXNOE0110H, BMXNOR0200H, BMXP341000, BMXP342000, BMXP3420102, BMXP3420102CL,. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.
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This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. 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. Affected products include: Schneider-Electric Bmxnoc0401 Firmware, Schneider-Electric Bmxnoe0100 Firmware, Schneider-Electric Bmxnoe0110 Firmware, Schneider-Electric Bmxnoe0110H Firmware, Schneider-Electric Bmxnor0200H Firmware.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
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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Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
A CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability exists that could cause unauthorized ac
A CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability exists in the Web Server on Modicon M340, Legacy O
commands on the webserver without authentication when sending specially crafted HTTP requests. Rated critical severity (
A vulnerability exists in the HTTP request parser in Schneider Electric's Modicon M340, Modicon Premium, Modicon Quantum
An authorization bypass vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Modicon M340, Modicon Premium, Modicon Quantum PLC,
Vulnerable hash algorithms exists in Schneider Electric's Modicon Premium, Modicon Quantum, Modicon M340, and BMXNOR0200
Hard coded accounts exist in Schneider Electric's Modicon Premium, Modicon Quantum, Modicon M340, and BMXNOR0200 control
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability exists in EcoStruxure Control Expert (all versions prior to V15.0 SP1, i
A CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists that could cause a denial of service of the Ethernet commu
A CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Lega
A CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Lega
A CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in the Web Server on Modicon M340, L
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