Denial of Service Vulnerability in Stormshield Network Security
CVE-2022-23989

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Stormshield

Status
Network Security
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 March 2022

What is CVE-2022-23989?

A vulnerability exists in the Stormshield Network Security (SNS) products which allows an attacker to overwhelm the SSLVPN service by sending a large volume of connections. This flood can saturate the loopback interface, potentially blocking almost all network traffic and rendering the firewall unreachable. By exploiting this flaw with crafted and timely traffic, an attacker could effectively induce a denial of service, impacting network operations.

References

https://advisories.stormshield.eu/2022-003
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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