#VU63004 Improper control of a resource through its lifetime in cURL - CVE-2022-27778
Published: May 11, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63004
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27778
CWE-ID: CWE-664
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
cURL
cURL
Software vendor:
curl.haxx.se
curl.haxx.se
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to delete files on the system.
The vulnerability exists in the curl command line tool when --no-clobber is used together with --remove-on-error. A remote attacker can trick the victim to connect to a malicious server and force the command line tool to remove unexpected files.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.