#VU67718 Resource exhaustion in Cargo - CVE-2022-36114


Vulnerability identifier: #VU67718

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36114

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Cargo

Vendor: The Rust Programming Language

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing .zip files. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack, aka "zip bomb" attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cargo: 0.1.0 - 0.64.0


External links
https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/security/advisories/GHSA-2hvr-h6gw-qrxp
https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/commit/d1f9553c825f6d7481453be8d58d0e7f117988a7


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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