CVE-2017-7935
A Resource Exhaustion issue was discovered in Phoenix Contact GmbH mGuard firmware versions 8.3.0...
CVE-2017-7935 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Phoenix Contact Gmbh Mguard Firmware, published May 19, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.18%EPSS, 68th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
A Resource Exhaustion issue was discovered in Phoenix Contact GmbH mGuard firmware versions 8.3.0 to 8.4.2. An attacker may compromise the device's availability by performing multiple initial VPN requests.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A Resource Exhaustion issue was discovered in Phoenix Contact GmbH mGuard firmware versions 8.3.0 to 8.4.2. An attacker may compromise the device's availability by performing multiple initial VPN requests.
- Record
CVE-2017-7935- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
A Resource Exhaustion issue was discovered in Phoenix Contact GmbH mGuard firmware versions 8.3.0 to 8.4.2. An attacker may compromise the device's availability by performing multiple initial VPN requests.
- Record
CVE-2017-7935- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-16906No score
A Resource Exhaustion issue was discovered in Phoenix Contact GmbH mGuard firmware versions 8.3.0 to 8.4.2. An attacker may compromise the device's availability by performing multiple initial VPN requests.
- Record
EUVD-2017-16906- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xqr3-vfxg-3qjr
A Resource Exhaustion issue was discovered in Phoenix Contact GmbH mGuard firmware versions 8.3.0...
A Resource Exhaustion issue was discovered in Phoenix Contact GmbH mGuard firmware versions 8.3.0 to 8.4.2. An attacker may compromise the device's availability by performing multiple initial VPN requests.
- Record
GHSA-xqr3-vfxg-3qjr- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.