Echelon SmartServer 1/SmartServer 2/i.LON 100/i.LON 600 Web/FTP cryptographic issue

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
8.3$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Echelon SmartServer 1, SmartServer 2, i.LON 100 and i.LON 600 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web/FTP. This manipulation causes cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-8855. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Echelon SmartServer 1, SmartServer 2, i.LON 100 and i.LON 600 (the affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Web/FTP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-310. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Echelon SmartServer 1 all versions, SmartServer 2 all versions prior to release 4.11.007, i.LON 100 all versions, and i.LON 600 all versions. The devices allow unencrypted Web connections by default, and devices can receive configuration and firmware updates by unsecure FTP.

The bug was discovered 04/17/2018. The weakness was disclosed 07/24/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ics-cert.us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-8855 since 03/19/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 98 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-122150, VDB-122166 and VDB-122168 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

ADP CISA Base Score: 9.8
ADP CISA Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

03/19/2018 🔍
04/17/2018 +28 days 🔍
07/24/2018 +97 days 🔍
07/24/2018 +0 days 🔍
07/25/2018 +1 days 🔍
06/03/2026 +2869 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ics-cert.us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-8855 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-8855
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122167
See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 07/25/2018 07:48
Updated: 06/03/2026 00:49
Changes: 07/25/2018 07:48 (57), 03/10/2020 08:21 (1), 06/03/2026 00:49 (28)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Want to know what is going to be exploited?

We predict KEV entries!