CVE-2023-3242 — Improper initialization implementation in Portmapper used in B&R Industrial Auto

Improper initialization implementation in Portmapper used in B&R Industrial Automation Automation Runtime <G4.93 allows unauthenticated network-based attackers to cause permanent denial-of-service conditions.

01What is this vulnerability?

Improper initialization implementation in Portmapper used in B&R Industrial Automation Automation Runtime <G4.93 allows unauthenticated network-based attackers to cause permanent denial-of-service conditions.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
B&R Industrial Automation	B&R Automation Runtime	<G4.93

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-07-26T17:36:18.417Z
• Last modified: 2024-10-23T15:31:51.096Z

09References

• www.br-automation.com — https://www.br-automation.com/downloads_br_productcatalogue/assets/1689787619746…