SB2021072103 - NULL pointer dereference in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-F Series



SB2021072103 - NULL pointer dereference in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-F Series

Published: July 21, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021072103
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20596)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packet to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.