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CVE-2022-3298: 
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Overview

CVE-2022-3298 is a vulnerability identified in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb versions prior to 2.4.8, discovered and disclosed in September 2022. The vulnerability is classified as an Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling issue, affecting the SSH Key title field functionality (NVD, Debian).

Technical details

The vulnerability is related to improper resource allocation in the SSH Key title field. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) by NVD with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-770 (Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could potentially lead to resource exhaustion through unlimited allocation, affecting the availability of the system. The CVSS scoring indicates that while there is no impact on confidentiality or integrity, there is a high impact on system availability (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability was patched in rdiffweb version 2.4.8, released on September 26, 2022. The fix implements a length limit of 256 characters for the SSH Key title field (GitHub Commit).

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Source: This report was generated using AI

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