Resource exhaustion in Rockwell Automation Compact Guardlogix 5370 Controllers

CVE-2022-1797

A malformed Class 3 common industrial protocol message with a cached connection can cause a denial-of-service condition in Rockwell Automation Logix Controllers, resulting in a major nonrecoverable fault. If the target device becomes unavailable, a user would have to clear the fault and redownload the user project file to bring the device back online.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (81.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-1797: held from 0.021 to 0.021.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1797?
CVE-2022-1797 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Compact Guardlogix 5370 Controllers, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2022-06-02.
How severe is CVE-2022-1797?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.