CVE-2023-40709 — An adversary could crash the entire device by sending a large quantity of ICMP r

An adversary could crash the entire device by sending a large quantity of ICMP requests if the controller has the built-in web server enabled but does not have the built-in web server completely set up and configured for the SNAP PAC S1 Firmware version R10.3b

01What is this vulnerability?

An adversary could crash the entire device by sending a large quantity of ICMP requests if the controller has the built-in web server enabled but does not have the built-in web server completely set up and configured for the SNAP PAC S1 Firmware version R10.3b

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
OPTO 22	SNAP PAC S1	R10.3b

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: 2023-08-24T16:08:47.919Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-13T16:16:40.330Z

09References

• www.cisa.gov — https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-236-02