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GHSA-XHW9-4WQQ-X67V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-27 00:00 – Updated: 2024-10-16 20:46

Summary

rdiffweb vulnerable to potential DoS via memory consumption

Details

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.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "rdiffweb"
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-3298"
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    "nvd_published_at": "2022-09-26T22:15:00Z",
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  },
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  "id": "GHSA-xhw9-4wqq-x67v",
  "modified": "2024-10-16T20:46:23Z",
  "published": "2022-09-27T00:00:16Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3298"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/ikus060/rdiffweb"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/rdiffweb/PYSEC-2022-294.yaml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/f9fedf94-41c9-49c4-8552-e407123a44e7"
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "rdiffweb vulnerable to potential DoS via memory consumption"
}

CVE-2022-3298 (GCVE-0-2022-3298)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-26 22:00 – Updated: 2025-05-21 15:33

Summary

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.4.8.

Severity ?

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE

CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Assigner

@huntrdev

References

URL

Tags

	https://huntr.dev/bounties/f9fedf94-41c9-49c4-855…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://github.com/ikus060/rdiffweb/commit/626cca…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	ikus060	ikus060/rdiffweb	Affected: unspecified , < 2.4.8 (custom)

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Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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