SNS: Dos due to OpenSSL certificate handling vulnerability (CVE-2022-0778)
| Advisory ID | CVE Number | Date discovered | Severity | Advisory revision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STORM-2022-008 | CVE-2022-0778 | 03/16/2022 | high | v1 |
Vulnerability details
Risk of DoS on SNS services due to OpenSSL certificate handling vulnerability
Impacted products
| Products | Severity | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Stormshield Network Security | high | SNS is impacted |
Revisions
| Version | Date | Description |
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| v1 | 04/06/2022 | Initial release |

Stormshield Network Security |
CVSS v3.1 Overall Score: 8.4
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Analysis |
Impacted version |
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An attacker could exploit this vulnerability via forged certificate making services using SSL (VPNSSL, proxy , …) loop forever. SNS may mitigate this vulnerability by restarting frozen services but the attacker will still be able to freeze them again. |
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Workaround solution |
Solution |
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There is no workaround solution. |
The following versions fix this vulnerability:
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| Attack Vector | Attack Complexity | Privileges Required | User Interaction | Scope | Confidentiality Impact | Integrity Impact | Availability impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network | Low | None | None | Unchanged | None | None | High |
| CVSS Base score: 7.5 | CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) |
| Exploit Code Maturity | Remediation Level | Report Confidence |
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| Proof of concept code | Official fix | Confirmed |
| CVSS Temporal score: 6.7 | CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C) |
| Confidentiality Requirement (CR) | Integrity Requirement (IR) | Availability Requirement (AR) |
|---|---|---|
| High | High | High |
| CVSS Environmental score: 8.4 | CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C/CR:H/IR:H/AR:H/MAV:X/MAC:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MS:X/MC:X/MI:X/MA:X) |

