Summary
Hitachi Energy is aware of vulnerabilities that affect ITT600 Explorer product versions listed in this document. These vulnerabilities can be exploited to carry out Denial of Service (DoS) attack on the product. The vulnerabilities only affect Hitachi Energy Integrated Testing Tool ITT600 SA Explorer without affecting IEC 61850 system endpoints. Please refer to the Recommended Immediate Actions for information about the mitigation/remediation.
The following versions of Hitachi Energy ITT600 Explorer are affected:
- ITT600 Explorer vers:ITT600_Explorer/<2.1_SP6, vers:ITT600_Explorer/<=2.1_SP6, 2.1_SP6 (CVE-2024-8176, CVE-2025-59375)
| CVSS | Vendor | Equipment | Vulnerabilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| v3 7.5 | Hitachi Energy | Hitachi Energy ITT600 Explorer | Uncontrolled Recursion, Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling |
Background
- Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Energy
- Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide
- Company Headquarters Location: Switzerland
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-8176
A stack overflow vulnerability exists in the libexpat library used by the IEC61850 functionality supported by the product. A malicious user with local access could use a crafted IEC61850 message to exploit the vulnerability in the libexpat library. This issue could lead to denial of service (DoS) or, in some cases, exploitable memory corruption, depending on the environment and library usage. Product is only affected if IEC61850 server simulation is used.
Affected Products
Hitachi Energy ITT600 Explorer
Hitachi Energy
ITT600 Explorer before version 2.1 SP6
fixed, known_affected
Remediations
Vendor fix
Update to version 2.1 SP6 HF1
Vendor fix
Upgrade to version 2.2 when available
Relevant CWE: CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion
Metrics
| CVSS Version | Base Score | Base Severity | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
CVE-2025-59375
A vulnerability exists in libexpat used by the product allowing attackers to trigger large dynamic memory allocations via a small document that is submitted for parsing. Product is only affected if IEC61850 server simulation is used.
Affected Products
Hitachi Energy ITT600 Explorer
Hitachi Energy
ITT600 Explorer version 2.1 SP6 and prior
known_affected
Remediations
Vendor fix
Update to version 2.1 SP6 HF1
Vendor fix
Upgrade to version 2.2 when available
Relevant CWE: CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Metrics
| CVSS Version | Base Score | Base Severity | Vector String |
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