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MEDIUM
CVE-2021-20600
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series C Controller Denial-of-Service vulnerability
Description

Uncontrolled resource consumption in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series C Controller Module R12CCPU-V Firmware Versions "16" and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by sending a large number of packets in a short time while the module starting up. System reset is required for recovery.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 8, 2021, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 16, 2023, 10:50 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-20600 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 Mitsubishielectric r12ccpu-v_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-20600.

URL Resource
https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU94914666/index.html Third Party Advisory
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-280-04 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2021-015_en.pdf Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-20600 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-20600 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    May. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r12ccpu-v_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mitsubishielectric:r12ccpu-v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r12ccpu-v_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 16 OR cpe:2.3:h:mitsubishielectric:r12ccpu-v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Uncontrolled resource consumption in MELSEC iQ-R series C Controller Module R12CCPU-V all versions allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by sending a large number of packets in a short time while the module starting up. System reset is required for recovery. Uncontrolled resource consumption in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series C Controller Module R12CCPU-V Firmware Versions "16" and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by sending a large number of packets in a short time while the module starting up. System reset is required for recovery.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2021

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

    Nov. 17, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Uncontrolled resource consumption in MELSEC iQ-R series C Controller Module R12CCPU-V all versions allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by sending a large number of packets in a short time while the module starting up. Uncontrolled resource consumption in MELSEC iQ-R series C Controller Module R12CCPU-V all versions allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by sending a large number of packets in a short time while the module starting up. System reset is required for recovery.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Uncontrolled resource consumption in MELSEC iQ-R series C Controller Module R12CCPU-V all versions allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by sending a large number of packets in a short time while the module starting up. System reset is required for recovery. Uncontrolled resource consumption in MELSEC iQ-R series C Controller Module R12CCPU-V all versions allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by sending a large number of packets in a short time while the module starting up.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 03, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Uncontrolled resource consumption in MELSEC iQ-R series C Controller Module R12CCPU-V all versions allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by sending a large number of packets in a short time while the module starting up. Uncontrolled resource consumption in MELSEC iQ-R series C Controller Module R12CCPU-V all versions allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by sending a large number of packets in a short time while the module starting up. System reset is required for recovery.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU94914666/index.html No Types Assigned https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU94914666/index.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-280-04 No Types Assigned https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-280-04 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2021-015_en.pdf No Types Assigned https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2021-015_en.pdf Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r12ccpu-v_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mitsubishielectric:r12ccpu-v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2021-20600 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.56 }} 0.07%

score

0.77686

percentile

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