CVE-2022-26078 Denial of service in Gallagher Controller 6000

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can cause a denial of service on Gallagher Controller 6000 devices by sending conflicting ARP packets with duplicate IP addresses.

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-2022-26078?

CVE-2022-26078 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gallagher Controller 6000, published on 6 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Gallagher Controller 6000 is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack via conflicting ARP packets with a duplicate IP address. This issue affects: Gallagher Gallagher Controller 6000 vCR8.60 versions prior to 220303a; vCR8.50 versions prior to 220303a; vCR8.40 versions prior to 220303a; vCR8.30 versions prior to 220303a.

Weakness: CWE-754

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26078?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gallagher Controller 6000 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2022-26078?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26078 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-2022-26078 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26078 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4fgq-9h7x-f2cj.

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