Vulnerability identifier: #VU64681

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32205

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
cURL
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor: curl.haxx.se

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to curl does not impose limits to the size of cookies stored in the system. A malicious server can serve excessive amounts of Set-Cookie: headers in a HTTP response to curl and consume all available disk space.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

cURL: 7.71.0 - 7.83.1

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External links
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2022-32205.html

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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.