Overview
About vulnerability
Due to a mistake in libcurl’s WebSocket code, a malicious server can send a particularly crafted packet which makes libcurl get trapped in an endless busy-loop.
There is no other way for the application to escape or exit this loop other than killing the thread/process.
This might be used to DoS libcurl-using application.
Details
- Affected product:
- AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU
- Affected packages:
- curl @ 7.76.1 (+1 more)
Due to a mistake in libcurl’s WebSocket code, a malicious server can send a particularly crafted packet which makes libcurl get trapped in an endless busy-loop.
There is no other way for the application to escape or exit this loop other than killing the thread/process.
This might be used to DoS libcurl-using application.