CVE-2013-6142: Medium severity AVEVA Clearscada vulnerability

Published Jan 15, 2014
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Updated

DNP3Driver.exe in the DNP3 driver in Schneider Electric ClearSCADA 2010 R2 through 2010 R3.1 and SCADA Expert ClearSCADA 2013 R1 through 2013 R1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via IP packets containing errors that trigger event-journal messages.

Affected Software

8 affected components
AVEVA Clearscada=2010-r2
AVEVA Clearscada=2010-r2.1
AVEVA Clearscada=2010-r3
AVEVA Clearscada=2010-r3.1
AVEVA Clearscada=2013-r1
AVEVA Clearscada=2013-r1.1
AVEVA Clearscada=2013-r1.1a
AVEVA Clearscada=2013-r1.2

Event History

Jan 15, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:11 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6142?

CVE-2013-6142 has a CVSS score indicating it poses a high severity risk due to its potential for remote denial of service.

2

How does CVE-2013-6142 impact Schneider Electric ClearSCADA systems?

CVE-2013-6142 allows remote attackers to consume resources leading to a denial of service condition in affected ClearSCADA systems.

3

What versions of ClearSCADA are affected by CVE-2013-6142?

CVE-2013-6142 affects ClearSCADA versions 2010 R2 through R3.1 and 2013 R1 through R1.2.

4

How can CVE-2013-6142 be mitigated?

Mitigation for CVE-2013-6142 involves applying vendor patches and implementing network security measures to filter malicious IP packets.

5

Is there an official advisory for CVE-2013-6142?

Yes, there is an official advisory from ICS-CERT regarding CVE-2013-6142, providing details on the vulnerability and its implications.

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