Improper handling of highly compressed data in keylime - CVE-2022-23951
Published: January 27, 2022 / Updated: May 7, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130484
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23951
CWE-ID: CWE-409
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Keylime
Affected software:
keylime
keylime
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of compressed data in quote responses when processing possibly untrusted ZIP data from the agent. A remote attacker can provide a crafted quote response containing zip bomb data to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-23951
Install security update from vendor's website.