Improper Handling of Unexpected Data Type in MicroSCADA X SYS600 and MicroSCADA Pro SYS600 - CVE-2022-29922
Published: October 4, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67894
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-2022-29922
CWE-ID: CWE-241
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MicroSCADA X SYS600
MicroSCADA Pro SYS600
MicroSCADA X SYS600
MicroSCADA Pro SYS600
Software vendor:
Hitachi Energy
Hitachi Energy
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to and error in the handling of a specially crafted IEC 61850 packet with a valid data item but with incorrect data type in the IEC 61850 OPC Server. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.