PT-2017-18008 · Phoenix Contact Gmbh · Mguard

Published 2017-05-19 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2017-7935

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Phoenix Contact GmbH mGuard versions 8.3.0 through 8.4.2

Description A Resource Exhaustion issue allows an attacker to compromise the device's availability by performing multiple initial VPN requests.

Recommendations For versions 8.3.0 through 8.4.2, consider restricting access to the VPN request functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, limit the number of initial VPN requests to prevent resource exhaustion until a patch is available.

Fix

Resource Exhaustion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-7935

Affected Products

Mguard

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7935 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7935 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-131-01 · Note