Hitachi Energy’s Major Meltdown: Integer Overflow Vulnerability Sparks Security Concerns!

In a twist worthy of a suspense thriller, Hitachi Energy’s Relion 670 and 650 series have vulnerabilities with a CVSS score of 9.8, exploitable remotely with low attack complexity. It’s like leaving your front door open and sending invitations to a cat burglary convention. Time to view CSAF and lock things down!

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Hot Take:

Looks like Hitachi Energy’s Relion series has become the latest victim of a cyber-age identity crisis. Who knew a memory allocator could have such a hard time counting its blessings? Or should we say, bytes? Someone needs to tell these systems that ‘wraparound’ is best left to Christmas presents, not memory blocks!

Key Points:

  • Hitachi Energy’s Relion devices are susceptible to remote exploits due to integer overflow vulnerabilities.
  • The vulnerability affects multiple versions of the Relion 670, 650, and SAM600-IO series.
  • Key vulnerability identified as CVE-2020-35198, with a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating high severity.
  • Mitigation involves updating to the latest software versions and implementing defensive measures.
  • Currently, no known public exploitation of these vulnerabilities has been reported.

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