high7.5
CVE-2022-3298
rdiffweb vulnerable to potential DoS via memory consumption
Impact
rdiffweb prior to 2.4.8 is vulnerable to a potential Dos attack via an unlimited length "title" field when adding an SSH key. This can result in excess memory consumption, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). This issue is patched in version 2.4.8. There are no known workarounds.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | rdiffweb | < 2.4.8 | 2.4.8 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ikus-Soft | Rdiffweb | before 2.4.8 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/ikus060/rdiffweb/commit/626cca1b75b6c587afd4241a9692e8929b1921a5
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/f9fedf94-41c9-49c4-8552-e407123a44e7
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xhw9-4wqq-x67v
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3298
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/rdiffweb/PYSEC-2022-294.yaml