SB2020120711 - Denial of service in National Instruments CompactRIO



SB2020120711 - Denial of service in National Instruments CompactRIO

Published: December 7, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020120711
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25191)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect permissions are set by default for an API entry-point of a specific service. A remote attacker can trigger a function that could reboot the device.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.