VDE-2021-023
Vulnerability from csaf_phoenixcontactgmbhcokg - Published: 2021-06-23 12:17 - Updated: 2025-05-14 12:28Summary
PHOENIX CONTACT: Security Advisory for FL SWITCH SMCS series
Notes
Summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the current firmware of the PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH SMCS series switches.
Mitigation: Phoenix Contact recommends operating network-capable devices in closed networks or protected with a suitable firewall. For detailed information on our recommendations for measures to protect network-capable devices, please refer to our application note:
Measures to protect network-capable devices with Ethernet connection
In Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH SMCS series products in multiple versions if an attacker sends a hand-crafted TCP-Packet with the Urgent-Flag set and the Urgent-Pointer set to 0, the network stack will crash. The device needs to be rebooted afterwards.
7.5 (High)
Mitigation
Phoenix Contact recommends operating network-capable devices in closed networks or protected with a suitable firewall. For detailed information on our recommendations for measures to protect network-capable devices, please refer to our application note:
Measures to protect network-capable devices with Ethernet connection
In Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH SMCS series products in multiple versions an attacker may insert malicious code via LLDP frames into the web-based management which could then be executed by the client.
6.1 (Medium)
Mitigation
Phoenix Contact recommends operating network-capable devices in closed networks or protected with a suitable firewall. For detailed information on our recommendations for measures to protect network-capable devices, please refer to our application note:
Measures to protect network-capable devices with Ethernet connection
In Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH SMCS series products in multiple versions fragmented TCP-Packets may cause a Denial of Service of Web-, SNMP- and ICMP-Echo services. The switching functionality of the device is not affected.
5.3 (Medium)
Mitigation
Phoenix Contact recommends operating network-capable devices in closed networks or protected with a suitable firewall. For detailed information on our recommendations for measures to protect network-capable devices, please refer to our application note:
Measures to protect network-capable devices with Ethernet connection
References
Acknowledgments
CERT@VDE
certvde.com
Fraunhofer- Institut für Optronik, Systemtechnik und Bildauswertung IOSB
Anne Borcherding
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- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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