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CVE-2023-5768


A vulnerability exists in the HCI IEC 60870-5-104 that affects the RTU500 series product versions listed below. Incomplete or wrong received APDU frame layout may cause blocking on link layer. Error reason was an endless blocking when reading incoming frames on link layer with wrong length information of APDU or delayed reception of data octets. Only communication link of affected HCI IEC 60870-5-104 is blocked. If attack sequence stops the communication to the previously attacked link gets normal again.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.9, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 8 products from hitachienergy, from hitachienergy, from hitachienergy and 5 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2023, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2023-12-04T15:15:07.793

Last Modified

2024-11-21T08:42:27.003

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System hitachienergy rtu520_firmware ≤ 12.0.14 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu520_firmware ≤ 12.2.11 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu520_firmware ≤ 12.4.11 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu520_firmware ≤ 12.6.9 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu520_firmware ≤ 12.7.6 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu520_firmware ≤ 13.2.6 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu520_firmware ≤ 13.4.3 Yes
Hardware hitachienergy rtu520 - No
Operating System hitachienergy rtu530_firmware ≤ 12.0.14 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu530_firmware ≤ 12.2.11 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu530_firmware ≤ 12.4.11 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu530_firmware ≤ 12.6.9 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu530_firmware ≤ 12.7.6 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu530_firmware ≤ 13.2.6 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu530_firmware ≤ 13.4.3 Yes
Hardware hitachienergy rtu530 - No
Operating System hitachienergy rtu540_firmware ≤ 12.0.14 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu540_firmware ≤ 12.2.11 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu540_firmware ≤ 12.4.11 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu540_firmware ≤ 12.6.9 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu540_firmware ≤ 12.7.6 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu540_firmware ≤ 13.2.6 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu540_firmware ≤ 13.4.3 Yes
Hardware hitachienergy rtu540 - No
Operating System hitachienergy rtu560_firmware ≤ 12.0.14 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu560_firmware ≤ 12.2.11 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu560_firmware ≤ 12.4.11 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu560_firmware ≤ 12.6.9 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu560_firmware ≤ 12.7.6 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu560_firmware ≤ 13.2.6 Yes
Operating System hitachienergy rtu560_firmware ≤ 13.4.3 Yes
Hardware hitachienergy rtu560 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For hitachienergy's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.