CVE-2018-14829
highpriority · attend · 45EPSS 0.161 · 97 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic Versions 4.00.01 and prior. This vulnerability may allow a remote threat actor to intentionally send a malformed CIP packet to Port 44818, causing the software application to stop responding and crash. This vulnerability also has the potential to exploit a buffer overflow condition, which may allow the threat actor to remotely execute arbitrary code.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationRSLinx Classiccisa_csaf_ot
Rockwell Automation has released a new version of the software that can found at Rockwell Automation knowledgebase article KB 1075712
https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1075712
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–10
weaknesses
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affected products (5)
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advisories (1)
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- ICSA-18-263-02Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic2018-09-20icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could crash the device being accessed or allow arbitrary code execution on the device.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-263-02cnnvd
- https://www.rockwellautomation.comPatchcnnvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-26cnnvd
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-263-02enisa_euvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-26enisa_euvd
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-263-02Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-26ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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