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CVE-2024-26004

PHOENIX CONTACT: DoS of a control agent due to access of a uninitialized pointer in CHARX Series

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

An unauthenticated remote attacker can DoS a control agent due to access of a uninitialized pointer which may prevent or disrupt the charging functionality.

Un atacante remoto no autenticado puede hacer DoS a un agente de control debido al acceso de un puntero no inicializado que puede impedir o interrumpir la funcionalidad de carga.

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3100 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of CANopenDevice objects. The issue results from dereferencing a null pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system.

*Credits: Jack Dates, RET2 Systems
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-02-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-03-12 CVE Published
  • 2024-06-24 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-824: Access of Uninitialized Pointer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
PHOENIX CONTACT
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 CHARX SEC-3000
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT" for product "CHARX SEC-3000"
 <= 1.5.0
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT" for product "CHARX SEC-3000" and version " <= 1.5.0"
en
Affected
PHOENIX CONTACT
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT"
 CHARX SEC-3050
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT" for product "CHARX SEC-3050"
 <= 1.5.0
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT" for product "CHARX SEC-3050" and version " <= 1.5.0"
en
Affected
PHOENIX CONTACT
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT"
 CHARX SEC-3100
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT" for product "CHARX SEC-3100"
 <= 1.5.0
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT" for product "CHARX SEC-3100" and version " <= 1.5.0"
en
Affected
PHOENIX CONTACT
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT"
 CHARX SEC-3150
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT" for product "CHARX SEC-3150"
 <= 1.5.0
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT" for product "CHARX SEC-3150" and version " <= 1.5.0"
en
Affected