ABB 800xA CSLib communication Denial of Service (CVE-2024-3036)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 502357

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in ABB 800xA Base. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause services to crash by sending specifically crafted messages. This issue affects 800xA Base: from 6.0.0 through 6.1.1-2.

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Solution

The following text was originally created by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The original can be found at CISA.gov.

ABB recommends updating to an active product version to obtain the latest corrections. The problem is or will be corrected in the following product versions:

- ABB 800xA Base 6.2.0-0 (part of System 800xA 6.2.0.0)
- ABB 800xA Base 6.1.1-3 (part of System 800xA 6.1.1.2)
- ABB 800xA Base 6.0.3-x (included in next revision)

For more information, please refer to ABB's Cybersecurity Advisory 7PAA013309.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 502357

Version: 1.4

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 8/8/2024

Updated: 9/9/2025

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.7

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 4.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:abb:800xa_base_system:6.0.x, cpe:/a:abb:800xa_base_system:6.1.x

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/ABB

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/19/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/14/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-3036

CWE: 20

ICSA: 24-177-01

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