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Emerson Ovation accepts unsigned firmware with weak checksum

Attackers could push fake updates into factory control equipment.

Summary

Emerson Ovation control systems do not verify firmware signatures and rely on an insecure checksum for integrity. An attacker could push malicious firmware, stop the service, or run remote code.

What to do

Check that your Ovation version is newer than 3.8.0 Feature Pack 1, and read the vendor's advisory.

Products and platforms

  • Emerson Ovation

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