Brave Browser 1.43.34 DoS via ipfs:// in HTML
CVE-2022-47932 Published on December 24, 2022
Brave Browser before 1.43.34 allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTML file that mentions an ipfs:// or ipns:// URL. This vulnerability is caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-47933.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-47932 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 Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The software 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.
CVE-2022-47932 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-47932
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Exploit Probability
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