Citrix ADC/Gateway VPN Gateway/AAA Virtual Server resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Citrix ADC and Gateway and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component VPN Gateway/AAA Virtual Server. This manipulation causes resource consumption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-27508. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Citrix ADC and Gateway (Connectivity Software) (the affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component VPN Gateway/AAA Virtual Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was released 05/26/2022 as CTX457048. It is possible to read the advisory at support.citrix.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-27508. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-32009). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/21/2022 🔍
05/26/2022 +65 days 🔍
05/26/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/13/2026 +1448 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: citrix.com

Advisory: CTX457048
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-27508 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-27508
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200791
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/26/2022 19:05
Updated: 05/13/2026 20:39
Changes: 05/26/2022 19:05 (38), 06/01/2022 09:29 (1), 04/01/2025 23:04 (25), 05/13/2026 20:39 (1)
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