CVE-2023-4418: A remote unprivileged attacker can sent multiple packages to the LMS5xx to disrupt its availability through a TCP SYN-based denial-of-service...

7.5 CVSS

Description

A remote unprivileged attacker can sent multiple packages to the LMS5xx to disrupt its availability through a TCP SYN-based denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.
By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can flood the targeted LMS5xx with a high volume of TCP SYN requests, overwhelming its resources and causing it to become unresponsive or unavailable for legitimate users.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2023-4418

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.5

Affected Products

Vendor: SICK AG

Product: LMS5xx

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.12% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 46.67% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://sick.com/psirt
https://sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/sca-2023-0007.pdf
https://sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/sca-2023-0007.json

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