Denial of Service Vulnerability in Modicon PLCs via Empty Firmware Package Upgrade

CVE-2019-6843 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

A CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in Modicon M580 with firmware (version prior to V3.10), Modicon M340 (all firmware versions), and Modicon BMxCRA and 140CRA modules (all firmware versions), which could cause a Denial of Service attack on the PLC when upgrading the controller with an empty firmware package using FTP protocol.

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