[Control systems] ABB security advisory

Number: AV20-165
Date: 27 May 2020

Between 21 and 25 May 2020 ABB published multiple Cybersecurity Advisories to address vulnerabilities in the following products:

• ABB Device Library Wizard
• FOX615 Multiservice-Multiplexer
• Relion 670, Relion 650, SAM600-IO Series
• AFS66x
• NSD570 Teleprotection Equipment
• ETL600 Power Line Carrier System
• REB500
• RTU500 series

A low privileged actor logging into an affected ABB Device Library Wizard node NodeA connection point that can receive, create, store, or send data along distributed network routes. Each network node, whether it's an endpoint for data transmissions or a redistribution point, has either a programmed or engineered capability to recognize, process, and forward transmissions to other network nodes. could read confidential information written to an unprotected file and then take control of one or more system nodes.

The other products listed above incorporate vulnerable versions of the Wind River VxWorks operating system, the successful exploitation of which could allow TCP session hijacking, packet injection and denial-of-service.

The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the following web links and apply the necessary manufacturer updates:

ABB Device Library Wizard:

https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA121681&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch

FOX615 Multiservice-Multiplexer:

https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=1KHW003578&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch

Relion 670, Relion 650, SAM600-IO Series:

https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=1MRG035816&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch

AFS66x:

https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=1MRG000001&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch

NSD570 Teleprotection Equipment:

https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=1KHW003577&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch

ETL600 Power Line Carrier System:

https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=1KHW003576&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch

REB500:

https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=1KHL501885&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch

RTU500 series:

https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=1KGT090327&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch

Note to Readers

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