Schneider Electric Communication Modules for Modicon M580 and Quantum Controllers

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • CVSS v3 9.8
  • ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity
  • Vendor: Schneider Electric
  • Equipment: Communication modules for Modicon M580 and Quantum controllers
  • Vulnerability: Out-of-bounds Write

2. RISK EVALUATION

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a stack overflow attack, which could result in loss of confidentiality, integrity, and denial of service of the device.

3. TECHNICAL DETAILS

3.1 AFFECTED PRODUCTS

Schneider Electric reports that the following communication modules for Modicon M580 and Quantum controllers are affected by a vulnerability in VxWorks operating system:

  • Modicon M580 communication modules BMENOC BMENOC0321: Versions prior to SV1.10
  • Modicon M580 communication modules BMECRA BMECRA31210: All versions
  • Modicon M580/Quantum communication modules BMXCRA BMXCRA31200: All versions
  • Modicon M580/Quantum communication modules BMXCRA BMXCRA31210: All versions
  • Modicon Quantum communication modules 140CRA 140CRA31908: All versions
  • Modicon Quantum communication modules 140CRA 140CRA31200: All versions

3.2 VULNERABILITY OVERVIEW

3.2.1 OUT-OF-BOUNDS WRITE CWE-787

A possible stack overflow in dhcp server was discovered in Wind River VxWorks through 6.8.

CVE-2021-29999 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

3.3 BACKGROUND