CVE-2021-31228
mediumpriority · track · 30OT risk · elevatedstack campaign · INFRA:HALTEPSS 0.013 · 70 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
An issue was discovered in HCC embedded InterNiche 4.0.1. This vulnerability allows the attacker to predict a DNS query's source port in order to send forged DNS response packets that will be accepted as valid answers to the DNS client's requests (without sniffing the specific request). Data is predictable because it is based on the time of day, and has too few bits.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedInterNiche stackcisa_csaf_ot
Additional vendors affected by the reported vulnerabilities have also released security advisories related to their affected products. Those advisories are as follows:
https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2021-022_en.pdf - FixedNicheLitecisa_csaf_ot
Additional vendors affected by the reported vulnerabilities have also released security advisories related to their affected products. Those advisories are as follows:
https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2021-022_en.pdf
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-21-217-01HCC Embedded InterNiche TCP/IP stack, NicheLite (Update B)2021-08-05icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may result in unauthorized access to arbitrary information, DNS cache poisoning, remote code execution, or a denial-of-service condition.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-217-01cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2661cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021080402cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021080607cnnvd
- https://www.forescout.com/blog/new-critical-operational-technology-vulnerabilities-found-on-nichestack/cnnvd
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/608209cnnvd
- https://www.forescout.com/blog/new-critical-operational-technology-vulnerabilities-found-on-nichestack/enisa_euvd
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/608209enisa_euvd
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