ICSA-17-285-04A

Vulnerability from csaf_cisa - Published: 2017-10-12 00:00 - Updated: 2018-02-01 00:00
Summary
NXP Semiconductors MQX RTOS (Update A)

Notes

CISA Disclaimer
This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov
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Risk evaluation
ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit.
Critical infrastructure sectors
Communications, Critical Manufacturing, Healthcare and Public Health, and Transportation
Countries/areas deployed
Worldwide
Company headquarters location
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Recommended Practices
NCCIC recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of these vulnerabilities. Specifically, users should:
Recommended Practices
NCCIC reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
Recommended Practices
NCCIC also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS-CERT web page. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Recommended Practices
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available in the NCCIC Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies, that is available for download from the ICS-CERT web site.
Recommended Practices
Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to NCCIC for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
Exploitability
No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities.
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