Resource exhaustion in Haxx Curl
CVE-2022-32206
curl < 7.84.0 supports "chained" HTTP compression algorithms, meaning that a serverresponse can be compressed multiple times and potentially with different algorithms. The number of acceptable "links" in this "decompression chain" was unbo…
EPSS: 0.320 (98.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support@hackerone.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-32206?
- CVE-2022-32206 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Haxx Curl, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-07-07.
- How severe is CVE-2022-32206?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-32206 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.