ABB Relion Protection Relays initialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ABB Relion Protection Relays. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to initialization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-22283. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ABB Relion Protection Relays (unknown version). This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a initialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-665. The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Initialization vulnerability in ABB Relion protection relays - 611 series, ABB Relion protection relays - 615 series IEC 4.0 FP1, ABB Relion protection relays - 615 series CN 4.0 FP1, ABB Relion protection relays - 615 series IEC 5.0, ABB Relion protection relays - 615 series IEC 5.0 FP1, ABB Relion protection relays - 620 series IEC/CN 2.0, ABB Relion protection relays - 620 series IEC/CN 2.0 FP1, ABB Relion protection relays - REX640 PCL1, ABB Relion protection relays - REX640 PCL2, ABB Relion protection relays - REX640 PCL3, ABB Relion protection relays - RER615, ABB Remote Monitoring and Control - REC615, ABB Merging Unit- SMU615 allows Communication Channel Manipulation.This issue affects Relion protection relays - 611 series: from 1.0.0 before 2.0.3; Relion protection relays - 615 series IEC 4.0 FP1: from 4.1.0 before 4.1.9; Relion protection relays - 615 series CN 4.0 FP1: from 4.1.0 before 4.1.8; Relion protection relays - 615 series IEC 5.0: from 5.0.0 before 5.0.12; Relion protection relays - 615 series IEC 5.0 FP1: from 5.1.0 before 5.1.20; Relion protection relays - 620 series IEC/CN 2.0: from 2.0.0 before 2.0.11; Relion protection relays - 620 series IEC/CN 2.0 FP1: from 2.1.0 before 2.1.15; Relion protection relays - REX640 PCL1: from 1.0.0 before 1.0.8; Relion protection relays - REX640 PCL2: from 1.1.0 before 1.1.4; Relion protection relays - REX640 PCL3: from 1.2.0 before 1.2.1; Relion protection relays - RER615: from 2.0.0 before 2.0.3; Remote Monitoring and Control - REC615: from 1.0.0 before 2.0.3; Merging Unit- SMU615: from 1.0.0 before 1.0.2.

The weakness was presented 02/28/2023. The advisory is shared at search.abb.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-22283 since 01/05/2021. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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CNA Base Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Initialization
CWE: CWE-665
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/05/2021 🔍
02/28/2023 +784 days 🔍
02/28/2023 +0 days 🔍
03/26/2023 +26 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: search.abb.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-22283 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-22283
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-221933

Entryinfo

Created: 02/28/2023 08:45
Updated: 03/26/2023 08:37
Changes: 02/28/2023 08:45 (46), 03/26/2023 08:37 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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