CVE-2018-7838

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 15, 2019 at 08:49 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:03 AM UTC
38 products affected across 2 vendorsModicon M580 BMEP581020 FirmwareModicon M580 BMEP583040 FirmwareModicon M580 BMEP584020 Firmware

Using Modicon M580 CPU - BMEP582040 all versions before V2.90 and Modicon Ethernet Module BMENOC0301 all versions before V2.16 by Modicon?

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

A CWE-119 Buffer Errors vulnerability exists in Modicon M580 CPU - BMEP582040, all versions before V2.90, and Modicon Ethernet Module BMENOC0301, all versions before V2.16, which could cause denial of service on the FTP service of the controller or the Ethernet BMENOC module when it receives a FTP CWD command with a data length greater than 1020 bytes. A power cycle is then needed to reactivate the FTP service.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.90
Affected range stops below 2.90, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
schneider-electric-bmeh582040 (same device) · schneider-electric-bmeh582040c (same device)
v < 2.90
Affected range stops below 2.90, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
schneider-electric-bmeh586040 (same device) · schneider-electric-bmeh586040c (same device)
v < 2.16
Affected range stops below 2.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
schneider-electric-bmenoc0301 (same device)
v < 2.90
Affected range stops below 2.90, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
schneider-electric-modicon-m580-bmep581020 (same device) · schneider-electric-modicon-m580-bmep581020h (same device)
v < 2.90
Affected range stops below 2.90, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
schneider-electric-modicon-m580-bmep582020 (same device) · schneider-electric-modicon-m580-bmep582020h (same device)
v < 2.90
Affected range stops below 2.90, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
schneider-electric-modicon-m580-bmep582040 (same device) · schneider-electric-modicon-m580-bmep582040h (same device)
v < 2.90
Affected range stops below 2.90, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
schneider-electric-modicon-m580-bmep582040s (same device)
v < 2.90
Affected range stops below 2.90, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
schneider-electric-modicon-m580-bmep583020 (same device)
v < 2.90
Affected range stops below 2.90, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
schneider-electric-modicon-m580-bmep583040 (same device)
v < 2.90
Affected range stops below 2.90, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
schneider-electric-modicon-m580-bmep584020 (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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