CVE-2023-4418: sick ag lms5xx Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-4418 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in sick ag lms5xx. EPSS estimates a 0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 24-08-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 01-06-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A remote unprivileged attacker can sent multiple packages to the LMS5xx to disrupt its availability through a TCP SYN-based denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can flood the targeted LMS5xx with a high volume of TCP SYN requests, overwhelming its resources and causing it to become unresponsive or unavailable for legitimate users.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.84%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
57%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.84% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Sick ag1 product
- lms5xxall firmware versions
1 vendor · 1 product
References
3 links- sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/sca-2023-0007.pdfVendor Advisory