Denial of service in fastify
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-39288 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-754 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Fastify Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications |
| Vendor | fastify.io |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
EUVDB-ID: #VU68304
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-39288
CWE-ID:
CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling. A remote attacker can send an invalid Content-Type HTTP header and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsFastify: 4.0.0 - 4.8.0
External linkshttp://github.com/fastify/fastify/security/advisories/GHSA-455w-c45v-86rg
http://github.com/fastify/fastify/commit/fbb07e8dfad74c69cd4cd2211aedab87194618e3
http://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v4.8.1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
