VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-27781

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.90%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-06-02
Last modified2026-10-14
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • support@hackerone.com: CWE-400
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-835

Primary references