CVE-2017-7905

Summary

CVECVE-2017-7905
StatePUBLISHED
Assignericscert
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-30 03:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionA Weak Cryptography for Passwords issue was discovered in General Electric (GE) Multilin SR 750 Feeder Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 7.47; SR 760 Feeder Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 7.47; SR 469 Motor Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 5.23; SR 489 Generator Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 4.06; SR 745 Transformer Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 5.23; SR 369 Motor Protection Relay, all firmware versions; Multilin Universal Relay, firmware Version 6.0 and prior versions; and Multilin URplus (D90, C90, B95), all versions. Ciphertext versions of user passwords were created with a non-random initialization vector leaving them susceptible to dictionary attacks. Ciphertext of user passwords can be obtained from the front LCD panel of affected products and through issued Modbus commands.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-261 | CWE-326 | CWE-330 | CWE-522 | CWE-261 CWE-261


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Ge Multilin Sr 369 Motor Protection Relay - All All All
Operating System Ge Multilin Sr 369 Motor Protection Relay Firmware - All All All
Hardware Ge Multilin Sr 469 Motor Protection Relay - All All All
Operating System Ge Multilin Sr 469 Motor Protection Relay Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ge Multilin Sr 489 Generator Protection Relay - All All All
Operating System Ge Multilin Sr 489 Generator Protection Relay Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ge Multilin Sr 745 Transformer Protection Relay - All All All
Operating System Ge Multilin Sr 745 Transformer Protection Relay Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ge Multilin Sr 750 Feeder Protection Relay - All All All
Operating System Ge Multilin Sr 750 Feeder Protection Relay Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ge Multilin Sr 760 Feeder Protection Relay - All All All
Operating System Ge Multilin Sr 760 Feeder Protection Relay Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ge Multilin Universal Relay - All All All
Operating System Ge Multilin Universal Relay Firmware All All All All
Hardware Ge Multilin Urplus B95 - All All All
Operating System Ge Multilin Urplus B95 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Ge Multilin Urplus C90 - All All All
Operating System Ge Multilin Urplus C90 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Ge Multilin Urplus D90 - All All All
Operating System Ge Multilin Urplus D90 Firmware - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na GE Multilin SR UR And URplus Protective Relays affected GE Multilin SR, UR, and URplus Protective Relays Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
GE Multiple Products CVE-2017-7905 Weak Password Security Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ICS-CERT Advisories | ICS-CERT af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ics-cert.us-cert.gov Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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