#VU70619 Input validation error in Helm - CVE-2022-23525
Published: January 3, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70619
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2022-23525
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Helm
Helm
Software vendor:
The Helm Project
The Helm Project
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the repo package when parsing a repository index file. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted repository index file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.