Controller 6000 Firmware
CVE-2023-24590
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Format string safety
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| Impact | CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system. |
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A format string issue in the Controller 6000's optional diagnostic web interface can be used to write/read from memory, and in some instances crash the Controller 6000 leading to a Denial of Service. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
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No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-134. A format string issue in the Controller 6000's optional diagnostic web interface can be used to write/read from memory, and in some instances crash the Controller 6000 leading to a Denial of Service. This issue affects: Gallagher Controller 6000 8.60 prior to vCR8.60.231116a (distributed in 8.60.2550 (MR7)), all versions of 8.50 and prior. Affected products include: Gallagher Controller 6000 Firmware.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
A format string issue in the Controller 6000's optional diagnostic web interface can be used to write/read from memory, and in some instances crash the Controller 6000 leading to a Denial of Service.
This issue affects: Gallagher Controller 6000 8.60 prior to vCR8.60.231116a (distributed in 8.60.2550 (MR7)), all versions of 8.50 and prior.
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Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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