Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting curl package, versions <7.83.1-1
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EPSS
0.19% (57th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-CURL-2813750
- published 11 May 2022
- disclosed 2 Jun 2022
Introduced: 11 May 2022
CVE-2022-27781 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12 curl to version 7.83.1-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream curl package and not the curl package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.
libcurl provides the CURLOPT_CERTINFO option to allow applications torequest details to be returned about a server's certificate chain.Due to an erroneous function, a malicious server could make libcurl built withNSS get stuck in a never-ending busy-loop when trying to retrieve thatinformation.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-27781
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1555441
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220609-0009/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5197
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00017.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01
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