CVE-2021-28096 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can saturate the proxy connection table in Stormshield SNS, causing the proxy to deny new connections.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-28096?
CVE-2021-28096 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Stormshield SNS before 4.2.3 (when the proxy is used). An attacker can saturate the proxy connection table. This would result in the proxy denying any new connections.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-28096?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Stormshield Stormshield Network Security.
How do I fix CVE-2021-28096?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-28096 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2021-28096 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-28096 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-783c-38cj-6q3h.