Improper Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series FX5-ENET/IP Ethernet Module FX5-ENET/IP all versions allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the products by continuously sending UDP packets to the products. A system reset of the product is required for recovery.
Weakness
The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melsec_iq-f_fx5-enet/ip_firmware | Mitsubishielectric | * | * |
Potential Mitigations
- Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
- For example, languages such as Java, Ruby, and Lisp perform automatic garbage collection that releases memory for objects that have been deallocated.
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/130.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/131.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/494.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/495.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/496.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/666.html