7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-6711
"Schneider Electric RTU500 IEC 60870-5-104 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability"
Description

Vulnerability exists in SCI IEC 60870-5-104 and HCI IEC 60870-5-104 that affects the RTU500 series product versions listed below. Specially crafted messages sent to the mentioned components are not validated properly and can result in buffer overflow and as final consequence to a reboot of an RTU500 CMU.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 19, 2023, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-6711 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 Hitachienergy rtu500_firmware
2 Hitachienergy rtu500
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-2023-6711.

URL Resource
https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentId=8DBD000184&languageCode=en&Preview=true Vendor Advisory
https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentId=8DBD000184&languageCode=en&Preview=true Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-6711 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentId=8DBD000184&languageCode=en&Preview=true
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Hitachi Energy CWE-120
    Removed CWE Hitachi Energy CWE-20
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Dec. 28, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentId=8DBD000184&languageCode=en&Preview=true No Types Assigned https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentId=8DBD000184&languageCode=en&Preview=true Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:hitachienergy:rtu500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0.1.0 up to (excluding) 12.0.15.0 *cpe:2.3:o:hitachienergy:rtu500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.2.1.0 up to (excluding) 12.2.12.0 *cpe:2.3:o:hitachienergy:rtu500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.4.1.0 up to (excluding) 12.4.12.0 *cpe:2.3:o:hitachienergy:rtu500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.6.1.0 up to (excluding) 12.6.10.0 *cpe:2.3:o:hitachienergy:rtu500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.7.1.0 up to (excluding) 12.7.7.0 *cpe:2.3:o:hitachienergy:rtu500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.2.1.0 up to (excluding) 13.2.7.0 *cpe:2.3:o:hitachienergy:rtu500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.4.1.0 up to (excluding) 13.4.4.0 *cpe:2.3:o:hitachienergy:rtu500_firmware:13.5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:hitachienergy:rtu500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Vulnerability exists in SCI IEC 60870-5-104 and HCI IEC 60870-5-104 that affects the RTU500 series product versions listed below. Specially crafted messages sent to the mentioned components are not validated properly and can result in buffer overflow and as final consequence to a reboot of an RTU500 CMU.
    Added Reference Hitachi ABB Power Grids https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentId=8DBD000184&languageCode=en&Preview=true [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Hitachi ABB Power Grids CWE-20
    Added CVSS V3.1 Hitachi ABB Power Grids AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.01%

score

0.24327

percentile

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