CVE-2022-32206
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: August 31, 2023
Description
curl < 7.84.0 supports "chained" HTTP compression algorithms, meaning that a serverresponse can be compressed multiple times and potentially with different algorithms. The number of acceptable "links" in this "decompression chain" was unbounded, allowing a malicious server to insert a virtually unlimited number of compression steps.The use of such a decompression chain could result in a "malloc bomb", makingcurl end up spending enormous amounts of allocated heap memory, or trying toand returning out of memory errors.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.5 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | curl | Not affected (8.2.1-r0) |
| Stream | curl | Not affected (8.2.1-r0) |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/15/3
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-333517.pdf
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1570651
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00017.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BEV6BR4MTI3CEWK2YU2HQZUW5FAS3FEY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BEV6BR4MTI3CEWK2YU2HQZUW5FAS3FEY/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220915-0003/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5197