CVE-2022-3456 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in ikus060/rdiffweb

Medium 5.6 Published Updated

Attackers can cause denial of service in rdiffweb by exploiting resource allocation limits, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-3456?

CVE-2022-3456 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in ikus060/rdiffweb, published on 13 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0.

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3456?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including rdiffweb. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
rdiffweb PyPIAll versions2.5.0
rdiffweb PyPIAll versions2.5.0
rdiffweb PyPIAll versions2.5.0

Products include Ikus-Soft Rdiffweb.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3456?

Upgrade rdiffweb to 2.5.0 or later.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-3456 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3456 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-92gf-p376-6r9r, PYSEC-2022-43160.

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