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CVE-2021-22275 (GCVE-0-2021-22275)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-13 14:23 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:37
VLAI
Title
Denial of service vulnerability on Automation Runtime webserver
Summary
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in B&R Automation Runtime webserver allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to stop the cyclic program on the device and cause a denial of service.
CWE
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
B&R Automation Automation Runtime webserver Affected: unspecified , < 4.91 (custom)
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