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CRITICAL
CVE-2020-6994
Hirschmann Automation and Control HiOS and HiSecOS HTTP Request Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in some devices of Hirschmann Automation and Control HiOS and HiSecOS. The vulnerability is due to improper parsing of URL arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by specially crafting HTTP requests to overflow an internal buffer. The following devices using HiOS Version 07.0.02 and lower are affected: RSP, RSPE, RSPS, RSPL, MSP, EES, EES, EESX, GRS, OS, RED. The following devices using HiSecOS Version 03.2.00 and lower are affected: EAGLE20/30.

INFO

Published Date :

April 3, 2020, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:36 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-6994 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-6994 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 Belden hirschmann_hios
2 Belden hirschmann_hisecos
3 Belden hirschmann_rail_switch_power_lite
4 Belden hirschmann_rail_switch_power_smart
5 Belden hirschmann_eagle20
6 Belden hirschmann_eagle30
7 Belden hirschmann_embedded_ethernet_switch
8 Belden hirschmann_embedded_ethernet_switch_extended
9 Belden hirschmann_greyhound_swtich
10 Belden hirschmann_mice_switch_power
11 Belden hirschmann_octopus
12 Belden hirschmann_prp_redbox
13 Belden hirschmann_rail_switch_power
14 Belden hirschmann_rail_switch_power_enhanced
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 14
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-091-01 Mitigation Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-091-01 Mitigation Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-6994 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-091-01
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:hirschmann:hios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 07.0.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:embedded_ethernet_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:embedded_ethernet_switch_extended:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:greyhound_swtich:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:mice_switch_power:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:octopus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:prp_redbox:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:rail_switch_power:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:rail_switch_power_enhanced:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:rail_switch_power_lite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:rail_switch_power_smart:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:belden:hirschmann_hios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 07.0.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:belden:hirschmann_embedded_ethernet_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:belden:hirschmann_embedded_ethernet_switch_extended:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:belden:hirschmann_greyhound_swtich:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:belden:hirschmann_mice_switch_power:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:belden:hirschmann_octopus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:belden:hirschmann_prp_redbox:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:belden:hirschmann_rail_switch_power:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:belden:hirschmann_rail_switch_power_enhanced:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:belden:hirschmann_rail_switch_power_lite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:belden:hirschmann_rail_switch_power_smart:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:hirschmann:hisecos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 03.2.00 OR cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:eagle20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:eagle30:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:belden:hirschmann_hisecos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 03.2.00 OR cpe:2.3:h:belden:hirschmann_eagle20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:belden:hirschmann_eagle30:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 06, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-091-01 No Types Assigned https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-091-01 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:hirschmann:hios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 07.0.02 OR cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:embedded_ethernet_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:embedded_ethernet_switch_extended:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:greyhound_swtich:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:mice_switch_power:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:octopus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:prp_redbox:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:rail_switch_power:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:rail_switch_power_enhanced:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:rail_switch_power_lite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:rail_switch_power_smart:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:hirschmann:hisecos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 03.2.00 OR cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:eagle20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:hirschmann:eagle30:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-6994 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-6994 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
Exploit Prediction

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

2.67 }} 2.43%

score

0.90115

percentile

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