What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-5652?

CVE-2020-5652 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: 3.5%.

Melsec Q Q04Udpvcpu Firmware CVE-2020-5652

HIGH

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)

2020-11-02 vultures@jpcert.or.jp

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

Nov 02, 2020 - 21:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

Uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in Ethernet Port on MELSEC iQ-R, Q and L series CPU modules (R 00/01/02 CPU firmware versions '20' and earlier, R 04/08/16/32/120 (EN) CPU firmware versions '52' and earlier, R 08/16/32/120 SFCPU firmware versions '22' and earlier, R 08/16/32/120 PCPU all versions, R 08/16/32/120 PSFCPU all versions, R 16/32/64 MTCPU all versions, Q03 UDECPU, Q 04/06/10/13/20/26/50/100 UDEHCPU serial number '22081' and earlier , Q 03/04/06/13/26 UDVCPU serial number '22031' and earlier, Q 04/06/13/26 UDPVCPU serial number '22031' and earlier, Q 172/173 DCPU all versions, Q 172/173 DSCPU all versions, Q 170 MCPU all versions, Q 170 MSCPU all versions, L 02/06/26 CPU (-P) and L 26 CPU - (P) BT all versions) allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to stop the Ethernet communication functions of the products via a specially crafted packet, which may lead to a denial of service (DoS) condition .

AnalysisAI

Uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in Ethernet Port on MELSEC iQ-R, Q and L series CPU modules (R 00/01/02 CPU firmware versions '20' and earlier, R 04/08/16/32/120 (EN) CPU firmware. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. Uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in Ethernet Port on MELSEC iQ-R, Q and L series CPU modules (R 00/01/02 CPU firmware versions '20' and earlier, R 04/08/16/32/120 (EN) CPU firmware versions '52' and earlier, R 08/16/32/120 SFCPU firmware versions '22' and earlier, R 08/16/32/120 PCPU all versions, R 08/16/32/120 PSFCPU all versions, R 16/32/64 MTCPU all versions, Q03 UDECPU, Q 04/06/10/13/20/26/50/100 UDEHCPU serial number '22081' and earlier , Q 03/04/06/13/26 UDVCPU serial number '22031' and earlier, Q 04/06/13/26 UDPVCPU serial number '22031' and earlier, Q 172/173 DCPU all versions, Q 172/173 DSCPU all versions, Q 170 MCPU all versions, Q 170 MSCPU all versions, L 02/06/26 CPU (-P) and L 26 CPU - (P) BT all versions) allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to stop the Ethernet communication functions of the products via a specially crafted packet, which may lead to a denial of service (DoS) condition . Affected products include: Mitsubishielectric Melsec Q-Q04Udpvcpu Firmware, Mitsubishielectric Melsec Q-Q06Udpvcpu Firmware, Mitsubishielectric Melsec Q-Q13Udpvcpu Firmware, Mitsubishielectric Melsec Q-Q26Udpvcpu Firmware, Mitsubishielectric Melsec Q-Q03Udvcpu Firmware.

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.