CVE-2022-3616 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-3616: OctoRPKI crash when maximum iterations number is reached

Vendor Cloudflare
Product OctoRPKI
Weakness CWE-754
Published October 28, 2022
Last update May 5, 2025

CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Attackers can create long chains of CAs that would lead to OctoRPKI exceeding its max iterations parameter. In consequence it would cause the program to crash, preventing it from finishing the validation and leading to a denial of service. Credits to Donika Mirdita and Haya Shulman - Fraunhofer SIT, ATHENE, who discovered and reported this vulnerability.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 28, 2022 CVE published
May 5, 2025 Record updated