CVE-2022-28613 Specially Crafted Modbus TCP Packet Vulnerability in RTU500 series
An attacker can cause a denial of service by sending a specially crafted Modbus TCP packet to the RTU500 series CMU.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-28613?
CVE-2022-28613 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hitachi Energy RTU500 series CMU Firmware, published on 2 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability exists in the HCI Modbus TCP function included in the product versions listed above. If the HCI Modbus TCP is en-abled and configured, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted message to the RTU500, causing the receiving RTU500 CMU to reboot. The vulnerability is caused by the validation error in the length information carried in MBAP header in the HCI Modbus TCP function.
Weakness: CWE-1284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28613?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Abb Rtu500 Firmware, Hitachienergy Rtu500 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2022-28613?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28613 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-28613 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28613 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9m5v-m5wp-xcm2.