CVE-2022-47933 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Brave Browser by serving a crafted HTML file referencing the IPFS scheme, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-47933?
CVE-2022-47933 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Brave Browser before 1.42.51 allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTML file that references the IPFS scheme. This vulnerability is caused by an uncaught exception in the function ipfs::OnBeforeURLRequest_IPFSRedirectWork() in ipfs_redirect_network_delegate_helper.cc.
Weakness: CWE-755
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-47933?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Brave Brave.
How do I fix CVE-2022-47933?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-47933 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2022-47933 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-47933 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pvq5-77h5-rgw5.