DoS via Null URL in Ceph RGW Backend
CVE-2022-3854 Published on March 6, 2023
A flaw was found in Ceph, relating to the URL processing on RGW backends. An attacker can exploit the URL processing by providing a null URL to crash the RGW, causing a denial of service.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-3854 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Hex Encoding Vulnerability?
The software does not properly handle when all or part of an input has been URL encoded.
CVE-2022-3854 has been classified to as a Hex Encoding vulnerability or weakness.
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Exploit Probability
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