What is CVE-2022-22979?

CVE-2022-22979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Spring_cloud_function, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-06-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-22979?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-22979 known to be exploited?

5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Vmware Spring_cloud_function

CVE-2022-22979

In Spring Cloud Function versions prior to 3.2.6, it is possible for a user who directly interacts with framework provided lookup functionality to cause a denial-of-service condition due to the caching issue in the Function Catalog compone…

EPSS: 0.013 (66.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Vmware Spring_cloud_function
N/a Spring Cloud Function — versions Spring Cloud Function (prior to 3.2.6)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@vmware.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22979?: CVE-2022-22979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Spring_cloud_function, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-06-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-22979?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-22979 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.