Uncontrolled resource consumption in https://github.com/curl/curl
Priority HIGH 72CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02899 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | https://github.com/curl/curl | Fixed in 7.83.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- https://github.com/curl/curl Vendor— Affected Fixed in 7.83.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 19
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 7.83.1 | Vulnerable | Haxx |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire\,_enterprise_sds_\&_hci_storage_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
- cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.83.1 Vulnerable ·Haxx
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire\,_enterprise_sds_\&_hci_storage_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
Show 9 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.2.0 to before 8.2.12; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.6 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
| cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1.0 | Vulnerable | Splunk |
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.0 to before 8.2.12; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.6 Vulnerable ·Splunk
- cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.0 Vulnerable ·Splunk
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2022:8841 Released 2022-12-08 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.51 SP1 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services
- RHSA-2022:8840 Released 2022-12-08 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.51 SP1 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 Server jbcs-httpd24-curl-7.86.0-2.el7jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-httpd-2.4.51-37.el7jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-httpd-devel-2.4.51-37.el7jbcs +15
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 8 jbcs-httpd24-curl-7.86.0-2.el8jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-httpd-2.4.51-37.el8jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-httpd-devel-2.4.51-37.el8jbcs +15
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| .NET Core 3.1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Software Collections | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services | Fixed | RHSA-2022:8841 |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2022:8840 |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:8840 |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 Server
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-27781
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xgr5-38f7-xqvv
- 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2022:8841 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: Red Hat JBoss Core Services · Red Hat
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-27781 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-27781 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xgr5-38f7-xqvv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-27781 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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