CVE-2021-35533 (GCVE-0-2021-35533)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-26 16:37 – Updated: 2024-09-16 21:02
VLAI
Title
Specially Crafted IEC 60870-5-104 Packet Vulnerability in RTU500 series
Summary
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the APDU parser in the Bidirectional Communication Interface (BCI) IEC 60870-5-104 function of Hitachi Energy RTU500 series allows an attacker to cause the receiving RTU500 CMU of which the BCI is enabled to reboot when receiving a specially crafted message. By default, BCI IEC 60870-5-104 function is disabled (not configured). This issue affects: Hitachi Energy RTU500 series CMU Firmware version 12.0.* (all versions); CMU Firmware version 12.2.* (all versions); CMU Firmware version 12.4.* (all versions).
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Hitachi Energy RTU500 series Affected: CMU Firmware version 12.0 , ≤ 12.0.* (custom)
Affected: CMU Firmware version 12.2 , ≤ 12.2.* (custom)
Affected: CMU Firmware version 12.4 , ≤ 12.4.* (custom)
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Date Public
2021-11-17 00:00
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