CVE-2020-5527

Published: Mar 30, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD csafCWE-400

7.5HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

When MELSOFT transmission port (UDP/IP) of Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series (all versions), MELSEC iQ-F series (all versions), MELSEC Q series (all versions), MELSEC L series (all versions), and MELSEC F series (all versions) receives massive amount of data via unspecified vectors, resource consumption occurs and the port does not process the data properly. As a result, it may fall into a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The vendor states this vulnerability only affects Ethernet communication functions.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected Products

mitsubishielectric

commercial·JPaka mitsubishi electric

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

commercial·JPaka mitsubishi electric

MELSOFT transmission port (UDP/IP) of multiple Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC series

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Exploitability

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References

https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU91553662/index.html

jvn.jp

https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2019-005_en.pdf

mitsubishielectric.com

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2020/icsa-20-091-02.json

raw.githubusercontent.com

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