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
CVSS details not available.
Affected Products
No product information available.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
No references available.
Linked Vulnerabilities
No linked vulnerabilities found.
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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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"text": "When Beckhoff TwinCAT is configured to use the Profinet driver, a denial of service of the controller could be reached by sending a malformed UDP packet to the device. This issue affects TwinCAT 2 version 2304 (and prior) and TwinCAT 3.1 version 4204.0 (and prior).",
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