CVE-2023-1285 Race condition in GC-ENET-COM

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Mitsubishi GC-ENET-COM modules via race condition when configured as Modbus TCP Server.

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-2023-1285?

CVE-2023-1285 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric India GC-ENET-COM, published on 14 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Signal Handler Race Condition vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric India GC-ENET-COM whose first 2 digits of 11-digit serial number of unit are "16" allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition in Ethernet communication by sending a large number of specially crafted packets to any UDP port when GC-ENET-COM is configured as a Modbus TCP Server. The communication resumes only when the power of the main unit is turned off and on or when the GC-ENET-COM is hot-swapped from the main unit.

Weakness: CWE-362, CWE-364

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1285?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mitsubishielectric Gc-Enet-Com Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1285?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1285 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-1285 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1285 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2968-fmvc-r6gw.

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