CVE-2016-8368

Summary

CVECVE-2016-8368
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-13 21:59:00 UTC
Updated2021-09-13 11:15:00 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in Mitsubishi Electric Automation MELSEC-Q series Ethernet interface modules QJ71E71-100, all versions, QJ71E71-B5, all versions, and QJ71E71-B2, all versions. The affected Ethernet interface module is connected to a MELSEC-Q PLC, which may allow a remote attacker to connect to the PLC via Port 5002/TCP and cause a denial of service, requiring the PLC to be reset to resume operation. This is caused by an Unrestricted Externally Accessible Lock.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-662

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Mitsubishielectric Qj71e71-100 - All All All
Operating System Mitsubishielectric Qj71e71-100 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Mitsubishielectric Qj71e71-b2 - All All All
Operating System Mitsubishielectric Qj71e71-b2 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Mitsubishielectric Qj71e71-b5 - All All All
Operating System Mitsubishielectric Qj71e71-b5 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Mitsubishi Electric Qj71e71-100 - All All All
Hardware Mitsubishi Electric Qj71e71-100 - All All All
Operating System Mitsubishi Electric Qj71e71-100 Firmware - All All All
Operating System Mitsubishi Electric Qj71e71-100 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Mitsubishi Electric Qj71e71-b2 - All All All
Hardware Mitsubishi Electric Qj71e71-b2 - All All All
Operating System Mitsubishi Electric Qj71e71-b2 Firmware - All All All
Operating System Mitsubishi Electric Qj71e71-b2 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Mitsubishi Electric Qj71e71-b5 - All All All
Hardware Mitsubishi Electric Qj71e71-b5 - All All All
Operating System Mitsubishi Electric Qj71e71-b5 Firmware - All All All
Operating System Mitsubishi Electric Qj71e71-b5 Firmware - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Multiple Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-Q Series Security Bypass and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-Q Series Ethernet Interface Module Vulnerabilities | ICS-CERT MISC ics-cert.us-cert.gov Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 590636 Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-Q Series Ethernet Interface Module Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-16-336-03)
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