[Control systems] B&R Industrial Automation security advisory

Number: AV20-129
Date: 01 May 2020

On 27 March 2020 B&R Industrial Automation published a Cyber Security Advisory highlighting an information disclosure vulnerability VulnerabilityA flaw or weakness in the design or implementation of an information system or its environment that could be exploited to adversely affect an organization's assets or operations. in the following products:

• APC2200 BIOS version 1.13
• PPC2200 BIOS version 1.13
• APC3100 BIOS version 1.18
• PPC3100 BIOS version 1.18
• APC910 BIOS version 7.18 (Only for B&R order number 5SWBIO.TS17-00)

Successful exploitation of this Trusted Platform Module (TPM) vulnerability may allow an unauthenticated actor to enable information disclosure via network access. The Cyber Security Advisory indicates that proof-of-concept code has been published.

The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the following for recommended mitigations and apply the necessary manufacturer updates when available:

https://www.br-automation.com/en/downloads/022020-tpm-fail/

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