{"id":"CVE-2018-16994","aliases":["EUVD-2018-8778","GHSA-fjq9-2cmr-75cm"],"status":"published","title":"An issue was discovered on PHOENIX CONTACT AXL F BK PN \u003c=1.0.4, AXL F BK ETH \u003c= 1.12, and AXL F...","description":"An issue was discovered on PHOENIX CONTACT AXL F BK PN \u003c=1.0.4, AXL F BK ETH \u003c= 1.12, and AXL F BK ETH XC \u003c= 1.11 devices and Bosch Rexroth S20-ETH-BK and Rexroth S20-PN-BK+ (the S20-PN-BK+/S20-ETH-BK fieldbus couplers sold by Bosch Rexroth contain technology from Phoenix Contact). Incorrect handling of a request with non-standard symbols allows remote attackers to initiate a complete lock up of the bus coupler. Authentication of the request is not required.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.01571,"percentile":0.75716,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"published":"2020-02-18T22:27:28Z","modified":"2026-06-17T01:45:11Z","products":[{"vendor":"phoenixcontact","product":"axl_f_bk_eth_firmware"},{"vendor":"phoenixcontact","product":"axl_f_bk_eth_xc_firmware"},{"vendor":"phoenixcontact","product":"axl_f_bk_pn_firmware"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.phoenixcontact.com/assets/downloads_ed/local_pc/web_dwl_technical_info/Security_Advirory_CVE-2018-16994.pdf","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://psirt.bosch.com/security-advisories/bosch-sa-645125.html","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16994"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjq9-2cmr-75cm"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2018-16994","description":"An issue was discovered on PHOENIX CONTACT AXL F BK PN \u003c=1.0.4, AXL F BK ETH \u003c= 1.12, and AXL F BK ETH XC \u003c= 1.11 devices and Bosch Rexroth S20-ETH-BK and Rexroth S20-PN-BK+ (the S20-PN-BK+/S20-ETH-BK fieldbus couplers sold by Bosch Rexroth contain technology from Phoenix Contact). Incorrect handling of a request with non-standard symbols allows remote attackers to initiate a complete lock up of the bus coupler. Authentication of the request is not required.","status":"published","published":"2020-02-18T22:27:28Z","modified":"2024-08-05T10:39:59.421Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:11.072321Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2018-8778","description":"An issue was discovered on PHOENIX CONTACT AXL F BK PN \u003c=1.0.4, AXL F BK ETH \u003c= 1.12, and AXL F BK ETH XC \u003c= 1.11 devices and Bosch Rexroth S20-ETH-BK and Rexroth S20-PN-BK+ (the S20-PN-BK+/S20-ETH-BK fieldbus couplers sold by Bosch Rexroth contain technology from Phoenix Contact). Incorrect handling of a request with non-standard symbols allows remote attackers to initiate a complete lock up of the bus coupler. Authentication of the request is not required.","status":"published","published":"2020-02-18T22:27:28Z","modified":"2024-08-05T10:39:59Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T02:39:39.763591Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-fjq9-2cmr-75cm","title":"An issue was discovered on PHOENIX CONTACT AXL F BK PN \u003c=1.0.4, AXL F BK ETH \u003c= 1.12, and AXL F...","description":"An issue was discovered on PHOENIX CONTACT AXL F BK PN \u003c=1.0.4, AXL F BK ETH \u003c= 1.12, and AXL F BK ETH XC \u003c= 1.11 devices. Incorrect handling of a request with non-standard symbols allows remote attackers to initiate a complete lock up of the bus coupler. Authentication of the request is not required.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T17:09:19Z","modified":"2023-01-29T05:01:32Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:44:50.787695Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2018-16994","description":"An issue was discovered on PHOENIX CONTACT AXL F BK PN \u003c=1.0.4, AXL F BK ETH \u003c= 1.12, and AXL F BK ETH XC \u003c= 1.11 devices and Bosch Rexroth S20-ETH-BK and Rexroth S20-PN-BK+ (the S20-PN-BK+/S20-ETH-BK fieldbus couplers sold by Bosch Rexroth contain technology from Phoenix Contact). Incorrect handling of a request with non-standard symbols allows remote attackers to initiate a complete lock up of the bus coupler. Authentication of the request is not required.","status":"published","published":"2020-02-18T23:15:11.66Z","modified":"2026-06-17T01:45:11.267Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":7.8,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:05:00.03074Z"}]}}