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ICSA-22-242-04  ·  Published 2022-08-30  ·  View on CISA ICS-CERT ↗

Hitachi Energy RTU500 series

CVSS 7.5 HIGH

Risk Summary

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could cause an internal buffer overflow, which can reboot the product.

CVEs (1)

Remediations

  • RTU500 series CMU: firmware version 12.0.1.0-12.0.13.0: Update to version 12.0.14.0 or higher.
  • RTU500 series CMU: firmware version 12.2.1.0-12.2.11.0: Update to version 12.2.12.0 or higher.
  • RTU500 series CMU: firmware version 12.4.1.0-12.4.11.0: Update to version 12.4.12.0 or higher.
  • RTU500 series CMU: firmware version 12.6.1.0-12.6.7.0: Update to version 12.6.8.0 or higher.
  • RTU500 series CMU: firmware version 12.7.1.0-12.7.3.0: Update to version 12.7.4.0 or higher.
  • RTU500 series CMU: firmware version 13.2.1.0-13.2.4.0: Update to version 13.3.1.0, 13.2.5.0, or higher.
  • Because the vulnerability affects only the RTU500 series with HCI Modbus TCP configured and enabled, a possible mitigation is to disable the HCI Modbus TCP function if not used. The HCI Modbus TCP is disabled by default.
  • Physically protect process control systems from unauthorized direct access.
  • Separate process control systems from other networks using a firewall system with only the necessary ports open.
  • Process control systems should not be used for internet surfing, instant messaging, or receiving emails.
  • Portable computers and removable storage media should be carefully scanned for viruses before connecting to a control system.
  • For more information, see Hitachi Energy advisory 8DBD000103

Affected Vendors

Hitachi Energy

Affected Products (6)

Hitachi Energy · RTU500 series CMU Firmware 12.2
Hitachi Energy · RTU500 series CMU Firmware 12.6
Hitachi Energy · RTU500 series CMU Firmware 12.7
Hitachi Energy · RTU500 series CMU Firmware 12.0
Hitachi Energy · RTU500 series CMU Firmware 12.4
Hitachi Energy · RTU500 series CMU Firmware 13.2

Affected Sectors

Energy

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