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CVE-2022-3480

Denial-of-Service vulnerability in PHOENIX CONTACT mGuard product family

Published: Nov 15, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-770
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 46.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A remote, unauthenticated attacker could cause a denial-of-service of PHOENIX CONTACT FL MGUARD and TC MGUARD devices below version 8.9.0 by sending a larger number of unauthenticated HTTPS connections originating from different source IP’s. Configuring firewall limits for incoming connections cannot prevent the issue.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-770

Affected Products

FL MGUARD CENTERPORTPHOENIX CONTACTICS / OT / IoT
FL MGUARD CENTERPORT VPN-1000PHOENIX CONTACTICS / OT / IoT
FL MGUARD CORE TXPHOENIX CONTACTICS / OT / IoT
FL MGUARD CORE TX VPNPHOENIX CONTACTICS / OT / IoT
FL MGUARD DELTA TX/TXPHOENIX CONTACTICS / OT / IoT
phoenix contactcommercialDEICS / OT / IoTaka phoenixcontact
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Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Impact
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References

https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2022-051/
cert.vde.com
https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2022-051/
cert.vde.com
https://vuldb.com/?id.213705
vuldb.com

Timeline

Published
Nov 15, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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