9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-7905
"GE Multilin Weak Cryptography for Passwords"
Description

A Weak Cryptography for Passwords issue was discovered in General Electric (GE) Multilin SR 750 Feeder Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 7.47; SR 760 Feeder Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 7.47; SR 469 Motor Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 5.23; SR 489 Generator Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 4.06; SR 745 Transformer Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 5.23; SR 369 Motor Protection Relay, all firmware versions; Multilin Universal Relay, firmware Version 6.0 and prior versions; and Multilin URplus (D90, C90, B95), all versions. Ciphertext versions of user passwords were created with a non-random initialization vector leaving them susceptible to dictionary attacks. Ciphertext of user passwords can be obtained from the front LCD panel of affected products and through issued Modbus commands.

INFO

Published Date :

June 30, 2017, 3:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:29 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7905 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ge multilin_sr_750_feeder_protection_relay_firmware
2 Ge multilin_sr_760_feeder_protection_relay_firmware
3 Ge multilin_sr_469_motor_protection_relay_firmware
4 Ge multilin_sr_489_generator_protection_relay_firmware
5 Ge multilin_sr_745_transformer_protection_relay_firmware
6 Ge multilin_sr_369_motor_protection_relay_firmware
7 Ge multilin_universal_relay_firmware
8 Ge multilin_urplus_d90_firmware
9 Ge multilin_urplus_c90_firmware
10 Ge multilin_urplus_b95_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98063 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-117-01A Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE ICS-CERT CWE-261
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-310 CWE-326 CWE-330 CWE-522
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-117-01A No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-117-01A Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98063 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98063 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-310
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ge:multilin_sr_750_feeder_protection_relay_firmware:5.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:h:ge:multilin_sr_750_feeder_protection_relay:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ge:multilin_sr_760_feeder_protection_relay_firmware:5.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:h:ge:multilin_sr_760_feeder_protection_relay:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ge:multilin_sr_469_motor_protection_relay_firmware:2.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:h:ge:multilin_sr_469_motor_protection_relay:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ge:multilin_sr_489_generator_protection_relay_firmware:1.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:h:ge:multilin_sr_489_generator_protection_relay:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ge:multilin_sr_745_transformer_protection_relay_firmware:2.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:h:ge:multilin_sr_745_transformer_protection_relay:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ge:multilin_sr_369_motor_protection_relay_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:ge:multilin_sr_369_motor_protection_relay:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ge:multilin_universal_relay_firmware:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:h:ge:multilin_universal_relay:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ge:multilin_urplus_d90_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:ge:multilin_urplus_d90:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ge:multilin_urplus_c90_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:ge:multilin_urplus_c90:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ge:multilin_urplus_b95_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:ge:multilin_urplus_b95:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98063 [No Types Assigned]
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.21 }} 0.00%

score

0.56827

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