Infinite loop in libIEC61850 - CVE-2022-21159

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Infinite loop in libIEC61850 - CVE-2022-21159

Published: April 19, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU62374
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21159
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libIEC61850
Software vendor:
MZ Automation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in the parseNormalModeParameters functionality. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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