NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libiec61850 package, versions [,1.6.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBIEC61850-8383169
  • published 17 Nov 2024
  • disclosed 15 Nov 2024
  • credit Humza Ahmad, Albert Spruyt

How to fix?

Upgrade libiec61850 to version 1.6.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference in the AcseConnection_parseMessage() function. An attacker can cause a crash by sending a malicious MMS InitiationResponse message.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
8.7 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    None
  • Integrity (VI)
    None
  • Availability (VA)
    High
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None