🛡️ CVE-2022-27781 — clustered-data-ontap
Description
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.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
Weakness class
CVE-2022-27781 is classified as CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. A request can consume memory, CPU or storage without limit, exhausting capacity for everyone else.
Affected software
CVE-2022-27781 is recorded against 12 packages.
- clustered-data-ontap
- curl (fixed in 7.83.1)
- debian-linux
- h300s-firmware
- h410s-firmware
- h500s-firmware
- h700s-firmware
- hci-bootstrap-os
- hci-compute-node
- solidfire-\&-hci-management-node
- solidfire\,-enterprise-sds-\&-hci-storage-node
- universal-forwarder
Timeline and source
Published on 2 June 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. Record sourced from NVD.
References
hackerone.com
lists.debian.org
security.gentoo.org
security.netapp.com
www.debian.org
hackerone.com
lists.debian.org
security.gentoo.org
security.netapp.com
www.debian.org
hackerone.com
CVE-2022-27781 on other distributions
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| clustered-data-ontap | — | — |
| curl | — | 7.83.1 |
| debian-linux | — | — |
| h300s-firmware | — | — |
| h410s-firmware | — | — |
| h500s-firmware | — | — |
| h700s-firmware | — | — |
| hci-bootstrap-os | — | — |
| hci-compute-node | — | — |
| solidfire-\&-hci-management-node | — | — |
| solidfire\,-enterprise-sds-\&-hci-storage-node | — | — |
| universal-forwarder | — | — |
References
Similar Threats
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- Critical CVE-2022-28615
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Exploit Protection
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