7.5

CVE-2022-38138: triangle microworks library: iec 60870-6 (iccp/tase.2) Access of Uninitialized Pointer

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 11-10-2022Last modified 16-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-38138 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability in triangle microworks library: iec 60870-6 (iccp/tase.2). EPSS estimates a 1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.00%
0%100%
Low · +0.15 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-10-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Triangle Microworks IEC 61850 Library (Any client or server using the C language library with a version number of 11.2.0 or earlier and any client or server using the C++, C#, or Java language library with a version number of 5.0.1 or earlier) and 60870-6 (ICCP/TASE.2) Library (Any client or server using a C++ language library with a version number of 4.4.3 or earlier) are vulnerable to access given to a small number of uninitialized pointers within their code. This could allow an attacker to target any client or server using the affected libraries to cause a denial-of-service condition.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.00%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

62%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.15 pp

From 0.86% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.00%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Triangle microworks2 products
  • library: iec 60870-6 (iccp/tase.2)Any client or server using a C++ language library with a version number of 4.4.3 or earlier
  • library: iec 61850Any client or server using the C language library with a version number of 11.2.0 or earlier | Any client or server using the C++, C#, or Java language library with a version number of 5.0.1 or earlier
Trianglemicroworks2 products

2 vendors · 4 products

References

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