CVE-2022-2576: Californium core Denial of Service Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2022-2576 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) denial of service vulnerability (CWE-408: Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Amplification) affecting Californium core libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves eclipse californium denial of service (dos) via datagram transport layer security (dtls) handshake on parameter mismatch. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 2.7.3, 3.6.0.
CVE-2022-2576 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2022-2576
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Californium core dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.eclipse.californium</groupId>
<artifactId>californium-core</artifactId>
<version>2.7.3</version>
</dependency><dependency>
<groupId>org.eclipse.californium</groupId>
<artifactId>californium-core</artifactId>
<version>3.6.0</version>
</dependency>Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.eclipse.californiumHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2022-2576, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.eclipse.californiumAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Californium core in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 2.7.3), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.eclipse.californium command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-408: Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Amplification, where the product allows an entity to perform a legitimate but expensive operation before authentication or authorization has taken place. In Californium core, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2022-2576 Affected Californium core Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.eclipse.californium:californium-core
|
Maven |
≥ 2.0.0
< 2.7.3
|
2.7.3
|
|
org.eclipse.californium:californium-core
|
Maven |
≥ 3.0.0
< 3.6.0
|
3.6.0
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-qq3j-44gw-cf6r",
"modified" : "2022-08-10T15:41:24Z",
"published" : "2022-07-30T00:00:35Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2022-2576" ],
"summary" : "Eclipse Californium denial of service (DoS) via Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) handshake on parameter mismatch",
"details" : "In Eclipse Californium versions 2.0.0 to 2.7.2 and 3.0.0-3.5.0 a DTLS resumption handshake falls back to a DTLS full handshake on a parameter mismatch without using a HelloVerifyRequest. Especially, if used with certificate based cipher suites, that results in message amplification (DDoS other peers) and high CPU load (DoS own peer). The misbehavior occurs only with DTLS_VERIFY_PEERS_ON_RESUMPTION_THRESHOLD values larger than 0.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
} ],
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"events" : [ {
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} ]
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"database_specific" : {
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"references" : [ {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2576"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/eclipse-californium/californium/pull/2039"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/eclipse-californium/californium/commit/0cc953a1dc071efc960130e229fcb4f8bda7f9df"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/eclipse-californium/californium/commit/8373db84b2d07f22c39ffc333ab881dba9401722"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://bugs.eclipse.org/580018"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/eclipse/californium"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-408" ],
"severity" : "HIGH",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2022-08-10T15:41:24Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2022-07-29T14:15:00Z"
}
}