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CVE-2022-27781

Published: Jun 1, 2022

Modified: May 27, 2026

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

https://github.com/curl/curl

affected
Fixed in 7.83.1

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

References

DSA-5197
vendor-advisory
GLSA-202212-01
vendor-advisory

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