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Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

CVE-2020-7539

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

A CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in the Web Server on Modicon M340, Legacy Offers Modicon Quantum and Modicon Premium and associated Communication Modules (see security notification for affected versions), that could cause a denial of service vulnerability when a specially crafted packet is sent to the controller over HTTP.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

The software does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the software.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published