CVE-2020-12521

Severity
6.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.1%
top 75.53%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 17
Latest updateMay 24

Description

On Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS a specially crafted LLDP packet may lead to a high system load in the PROFINET stack. An attacker can cause failure of system services or a complete reboot.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages7 packages

CVEListV5phoenix_contact/plcnext_technology_starterkit_(1188165)unspecified2021.0 LTS
CVEListV5phoenix_contact/rfc_4072s_(1051328unspecified2021.0 LTS
CVEListV5phoenix_contact/axc_f_1152_(1151412)unspecified2021.0 LTS
CVEListV5phoenix_contact/axc_f_2152_(2404267)unspecified2021.0 LTS

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-vp46-jgwp-q8w3: On Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 20212022-05-24
CVEList
Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS: A specially crafted LLDP packet may lead to a high system load in the PROFINET stack.2020-12-17
CVE-2020-12521 (MEDIUM CVSS 6.5) | On Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control | cvebase.io