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  "document": {
    "acknowledgments": [
      {
        "names": [
          "Andrey Zhukov"
        ],
        "summary": "reporting this vulnerability to NCCIC"
      }
    ],
    "category": "csaf_security_advisory",
    "csaf_version": "2.0",
    "distribution": {
      "text": "Disclosure is not limited",
      "tlp": {
        "label": "WHITE",
        "url": "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/"
      }
    },
    "lang": "en-US",
    "notes": [
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov",
        "title": "CISA Disclaimer"
      },
      {
        "category": "legal_disclaimer",
        "text": "All information products included in https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics are provided \"as is\" for informational purposes only. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not provide any warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within. DHS does not endorse any commercial product or service, referenced in this product or otherwise. Further dissemination of this product is governed by the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) marking in the header. For more information about TLP, see https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/.",
        "title": "Legal Notice"
      },
      {
        "category": "summary",
        "text": "Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to diminish communications or cause a complete denial of service to the device.",
        "title": "Risk evaluation"
      },
      {
        "category": "other",
        "text": "Food and Agriculture, Transportation Systems, andWater and Wastewater Systems",
        "title": "Critical infrastructure sectors"
      },
      {
        "category": "other",
        "text": "Worldwide",
        "title": "Countries/areas deployed"
      },
      {
        "category": "other",
        "text": "United States",
        "title": "Company headquarters location"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "NCCIC recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability. Specifically, users should:",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "NCCIC reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.NCCIC also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS-CERT web site. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS-CERT web site in the Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to NCCIC for tracking and correlation against other incidents.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "other",
        "text": "No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability.",
        "title": "Exploitability"
      }
    ],
    "publisher": {
      "category": "coordinator",
      "contact_details": "Email: CISAservicedesk@cisa.dhs.gov;\n Toll Free: 1-888-282-0870",
      "name": "CISA",
      "namespace": "https://www.cisa.gov/"
    },
    "references": [
      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "ICS Advisory ICSA-18-331-02 JSON",
        "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2018/icsa-18-331-02.json"
      },
      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "ICS Advisory ICSA-18-331-02 Web Version",
        "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-18-331-02"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Recommended Practices",
        "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Recommended Practices",
        "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Recommended Practices",
        "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/tips/ICS-TIP-12-146-01B"
      }
    ],
    "title": "Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform",
    "tracking": {
      "current_release_date": "2018-12-20T00:00:00.000000Z",
      "generator": {
        "engine": {
          "name": "CISA CSAF Generator",
          "version": "1.0.0"
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      "id": "ICSA-18-331-02",
      "initial_release_date": "2018-11-27T00:00:00.000000Z",
      "revision_history": [
        {
          "date": "2018-11-27T00:00:00.000000Z",
          "legacy_version": "Initial",
          "number": "1",
          "summary": "ICSA-18-331-02P Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform"
        },
        {
          "date": "2018-12-20T00:00:00.000000Z",
          "legacy_version": "A",
          "number": "2",
          "summary": "ICSA-18-331-02 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform (Update A)"
        }
      ],
      "status": "final",
      "version": "2"
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                "name": "\u003c= 2.90",
                "product": {
                  "name": "FactoryTalk Services Platform: v2.90 and earlier",
                  "product_id": "CSAFPID-0001"
                }
              }
            ],
            "category": "product_name",
            "name": "FactoryTalk Services Platform"
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        ],
        "category": "vendor",
        "name": "Rockwell Automation"
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  "vulnerabilities": [
    {
      "cve": "CVE-2018-18981",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-122",
        "name": "Heap-based Buffer Overflow"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "A remote unauthenticated attacker could send numerous crafted packets to service ports resulting in memory consumption that could lead to a partial or complete denial-of-service condition to the affected services. CVE-2018-18981 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
      ],
      "product_status": {
        "known_affected": [
          "CSAFPID-0001"
        ]
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "category": "external",
          "summary": "web.nvd.nist.gov",
          "url": "http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2018-18981"
        },
        {
          "category": "external",
          "summary": "www.first.org",
          "url": "https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "remediations": [
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Rockwell Automation recommends that affected users update to the latest version of the application. The latest version can be found at the following link:https://compatibility.rockwellautomation.com/Pages/MultiProductDownload.aspx?Keyword=FTSP\u0026crumb=112For more information see Rockwell Automation security advisory 1074747.Rockwell Automation recommends the following practices to secure this and other control systems devices:",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
          "url": "https://compatibility.rockwellautomation.com/Pages/MultiProductDownload.aspx?Keyword=FTSP\u0026crumb=112"
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Run all software as user, not as an administrator, to minimize the impact of malicious code on the infected system.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Employ training and awareness programs to educate users on the warning signs of a phishing or social engineering attack.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Refer to 546987\u2014Rockwell Automation Customer Hardening Guidelines for the latest published guidelines for PC hardening and software security.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Use of Microsoft AppLocker or other similar whitelisting application can help mitigate risk. Information on using AppLocker with Rockwell Automation products is available here (login required): https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/546989",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
          "url": "https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/546989"
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Ensure that the least-privilege user principle is followed, and user/service account access to shared resources (such as a database) is only granted with a minimum amount of rights as needed.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Use trusted software, software patches, and anti-virus/anti-malware programs.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, and confirm that they are not accessible from the Internet.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Locate control system networks and devices behind firewalls, and isolate them from the enterprise network.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "When remote access is required, use secure methods, such as virtual private networks (VPNs), recognizing that VPNs may have vulnerabilities and should be updated to the most current version available. Also recognize that VPN is only as secure as the connected devices they are installed in.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        }
      ],
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            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
            "version": "3.0"
          },
          "products": [
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        }
      ]
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}