Ecostruxure Control Expert
CVE-2022-24322
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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1DescriptionNVD
A CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability exists that could cause a disruption of communication between the Modicon controller and the engineering software when an attacker is able to intercept and manipulate specific Modbus response data. Affected Product: EcoStruxure Control Expert (V15.0 SP1 and prior)
AnalysisAI
A CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability exists that could cause a disruption of communication between the Modicon controller and the. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. A CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability exists that could cause a disruption of communication between the Modicon controller and the engineering software when an attacker is able to intercept and manipulate specific Modbus response data. Affected Product: EcoStruxure Control Expert (V15.0 SP1 and prior) Affected products include: Schneider-Electric Ecostruxure Control Expert.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.
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