CVE-2022-27781 (High) detected in curlcurl-7_69_1

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CVE-2022-27781 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - curlcurl-7_69_1

A command line tool and library for transferring data with URL syntax, supporting DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, GOPHERS, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTMPS, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET and TFTP. libcurl offers a myriad of powerful features

Library home page: https://github.com/curl/curl.git

Found in HEAD commit: 30207a8f9a2b5d0b116c65f1e59dfdeba6de5c3e

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/edrav2/eprj/curl/lib/vtls/nss.c

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2022-06-01

URL: CVE-2022-27781

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2022-27781.html

Release Date: 2022-06-02

Fix Resolution: curl-7_83_1

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.