Insufficient Security Control Vulnerability
CVE-2021-35535

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Hitachi
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 November 2021

Summary

Insecure Boot Image vulnerability in Hitachi Energy Relion Relion 670/650/SAM600-IO series allows an attacker who manages to get access to the front network port and to cause a reboot sequences of the device may exploit the vulnerability, where there is a tiny time gap during the booting process where an older version of VxWorks is loaded prior to application firmware booting, could exploit the vulnerability in the older version of VxWorks and cause a denial-of-service on the product. This issue affects: Hitachi Energy Relion 670 Series 2.2.2 all revisions; 2.2.3 versions prior to 2.2.3.3. Hitachi Energy Relion 670/650 Series 2.2.0 all revisions; 2.2.4 all revisions. Hitachi Energy Relion 670/650/SAM600-IO 2.2.1 all revisions.

Affected Version(s)

Relion 670 Series 2.2.2 all revisions

Relion 670 Series 2.2.3 < 2.2.3.3

Relion 670/650 Series 2.2.0 all revisions

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database

Credit

Hitachi Energy thanks the following for working with us to help protect customers: U.S. Department of Energy CyTRICS researcher Riley Barello Myers.
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