What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-12516?

CVE-2020-12516 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.9%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-12516?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2020-12516. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

750 352 Firmware CVE-2020-12516

HIGH

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)

2020-12-10 info@cert.vde.com

Denial Of Service 750 352 Firmware 750 831 Firmware 750 852 Firmware 750 880 Firmware 750 881 Firmware 750 889 Firmware 750 331 Firmware 750 829 Firmware 750 882 Firmware 750 885 Firmware

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 10, 2020 - 03:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

Older firmware versions (FW1 up to FW10) of the WAGO PLC family 750-88x and 750-352 are vulnerable for a special denial of service attack.

AnalysisAI

Older firmware versions (FW1 up to FW10) of the WAGO PLC family 750-88x and 750-352 are vulnerable for a special denial of service attack. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability could allow attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. Older firmware versions (FW1 up to FW10) of the WAGO PLC family 750-88x and 750-352 are vulnerable for a special denial of service attack. Affected products include: Wago 750-352 Firmware, Wago 750-831 Firmware, Wago 750-852 Firmware, Wago 750-880 Firmware, Wago 750-881 Firmware.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.