New MMS connection denial via crafted message sequence
Published Feb 21, 2023 · Updated Mar 12, 2025
Improper resource release in affected Hitachi Energy products allows remote attackers to block new IEC 61850 MMS client connections. A specially crafted message sequence drives the MMS communication stack into a state that stops accepting new clients without terminating established sessions. Network access to the MMS server is required, and the consequence is limited to denial of new connections rather than disruption of established sessions.
Summary
What happened
Improper resource release in affected Hitachi Energy products allows remote attackers to block new IEC 61850 MMS client connections. A specially crafted message sequence drives the MMS communication stack into a state that stops accepting new clients without terminating established sessions. Network access to the MMS server is required, and the consequence is limited to denial of new connections rather than disruption of established sessions.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-3353
- Published
- Feb 21, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 12, 2025
- Vendor
- Hitachi Energy
- Product
- Modular Switchgear Monitoring
- Classifications
- CWE-404, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 21, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=MSM 2.2.3;0
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