Mozilla Hawk up to 9.0.0 HTTP Authentication resource consumption
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Hawk up to 9.0.0 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component HTTP Authentication Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability.
The weakness was shared 05/06/2022 as GHSA-44pw-h2cw-w3vq. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-29167 since 04/13/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
Upgrading to version 9.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.4
CNA Vector (GitHub, Inc.): 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Resource consumptionCWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Hawk 9.0.1
Patch: github.com
Timeline
04/13/2022 🔍05/06/2022 🔍
05/06/2022 🔍
05/08/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgAdvisory: GHSA-44pw-h2cw-w3vq
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-29167 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 05/06/2022 11:36Updated: 05/08/2022 16:09
Changes: 05/06/2022 11:36 (52), 05/08/2022 16:03 (1), 05/08/2022 16:09 (1)
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