Denial of service in Nextcloud Server



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-24741
CWE-ID CWE-400
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Nextcloud Server
Client/Desktop applications / Messaging software

Vendor Nextcloud

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU61275

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24741

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote user can use a specially crafted file, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nextcloud Server: 21.0.0 - 23.0.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/nextcloud/server/pull/30291
https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-jf3h-xf4q-mh89
https://hackerone.com/reports/1261225


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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