What is the severity of CVE-2013-2789?

CVE-2013-2789 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2789?

To mitigate CVE-2013-2789, upgrade to KEPServerEX version 5.12.140.0 or later.

What types of attackers are affected by CVE-2013-2789?

CVE-2013-2789 can be exploited by remote attackers and also by physically proximate attackers.

What specific attack vector is used in CVE-2013-2789?

CVE-2013-2789 is exploited through crafted DNP3 packets sent to TCP port 20000.

What impact does CVE-2013-2789 have on the system?

The impact of CVE-2013-2789 is a denial of service that causes an infinite loop in the DNP Master Driver.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2013-2789

high

7.8

CWE

835

22/8/2013

16/9/2024

CVE-2013-2789

First published: Thu Aug 22 2013(Updated: )

The Kepware DNP Master Driver for the KEPServerEX Communications Platform before 5.12.140.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (master-station infinite loop) via crafted DNP3 packets to TCP port 20000 and allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (master-station infinite loop) via crafted input over a serial line.

Credit: ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
PTC KEPServerEX	<5.12.140.0

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Reference Links

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-13-226-01

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2789?
CVE-2013-2789 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2789?
To mitigate CVE-2013-2789, upgrade to KEPServerEX version 5.12.140.0 or later.
What types of attackers are affected by CVE-2013-2789?
CVE-2013-2789 can be exploited by remote attackers and also by physically proximate attackers.
What specific attack vector is used in CVE-2013-2789?
CVE-2013-2789 is exploited through crafted DNP3 packets sent to TCP port 20000.
What impact does CVE-2013-2789 have on the system?
The impact of CVE-2013-2789 is a denial of service that causes an infinite loop in the DNP Master Driver.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2789?
CVE-2013-2789 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2789?
To mitigate CVE-2013-2789, upgrade to KEPServerEX version 5.12.140.0 or later.
What types of attackers are affected by CVE-2013-2789?
CVE-2013-2789 can be exploited by remote attackers and also by physically proximate attackers.
What specific attack vector is used in CVE-2013-2789?
CVE-2013-2789 is exploited through crafted DNP3 packets sent to TCP port 20000.
What impact does CVE-2013-2789 have on the system?
The impact of CVE-2013-2789 is a denial of service that causes an infinite loop in the DNP Master Driver.