CVE-2022-29922 Denial of service in MicroSCADA Pro SYS600

High 7.5 Published Updated

A specially crafted IEC 61850 packet can cause a denial-of-service in Hitachi Energy MicroSCADA SYS600 servers.

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-2022-29922?

CVE-2022-29922 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hitachi Energy MicroSCADA Pro SYS600, published on 14 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the handling of a specially crafted IEC 61850 packet with a valid data item but with incorrect data type in the IEC 61850 OPC Server in the Hitachi Energy MicroSCADA X SYS600, MicroSCADA Pro SYS600. The vulnerability may cause a denial-of-service on the IEC 61850 OPC Server part of the SYS600 product. This issue affects: Hitachi Energy MicroSCADA Pro SYS600 version 9.4 FP2 Hotfix 4 and earlier versions Hitachi Energy MicroSCADA X SYS600 version 10 to version 10.3.1. cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:microscada_pro_sys600:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:microscada_pro_sys600:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:microscada_pro_sys600:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:microscada_pro_sys600:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:microscada_pro_sys600:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:microscada_x_sys600:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:microscada_x_sys600:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:microscada_x_sys600:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:microscada_x_sys600:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:microscada_x_sys600:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:microscada_x_sys600:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:microscada_x_sys600:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29922?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hitachienergy Microscada X Sys600.

How do I fix CVE-2022-29922?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29922 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-2022-29922 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29922 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-459j-fx99-4969.

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