vde-2019-019

HIGH CVSS 7.5 csaf_beckhoffautomationgmbhcokg
Description

In case TwinCAT is configured to use the Profinet driver, a denial of service of the controller could be reached by sending special packets to the device.

Timeline
Published
2019-10-09 10:00 UTC
Last Modified
2025-05-14
CVSS Details

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Affected Products

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Weaknesses (CWE)
References

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Linked Vulnerabilities

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        "text": "In case TwinCAT is configured to use the Profinet driver, a denial of service of the controller could be reached by sending special packets to the device.",
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        "text": "TwinCAT includes a Profinet driver, which could be configured in the engineering environment to use Profinet connections to the controller.\n\nIn case this is configured and the controller is started, a specially crafted Profinet DCP packet could be sent to the TwinCAT device, which will lead to a denial of service of the device.\n\nOperation can be resumed by restarting the device.",
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