CVE-2022-38744 FactoryTalk Alarm and Events Server Vulnerable to Denial-Of-Service Attack
Unauthenticated attackers can crash the FactoryTalk Alarm and Events service via network connections, causing denial of service.
- 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-2022-38744?
CVE-2022-38744 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarm and Events Server, published on 27 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An unauthenticated attacker with network access to a victim's Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarm and Events service could open a connection, causing the service to fault and become unavailable. The affected port could be used as a server ping port and uses messages structured with XML.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38744?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Alarms and Events.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38744?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38744 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-2022-38744 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38744 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarm and Events Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3cc5-pgvq-wh26.