7.5
HIGH
CVE-2022-21688
Tor-based OnionShare Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

OnionShare is an open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network. Affected versions of the desktop application were found to be vulnerable to denial of service via an undisclosed vulnerability in the QT image parsing. Roughly 20 bytes lead to 2GB memory consumption and this can be triggered multiple times. To be abused, this vulnerability requires rendering in the history tab, so some user interaction is required. An adversary with knowledge of the Onion service address in public mode or with authentication in private mode can perform a Denial of Service attack, which quickly results in out-of-memory for the server. This requires the desktop application with rendered history, therefore the impact is only elevated. This issue has been patched in version 2.5.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 18, 2022, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:45 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-21688 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-21688 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Onionshare onionshare
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-21688.

URL Resource
https://github.com/onionshare/onionshare/releases/tag/v2.5 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/onionshare/onionshare/security/advisories/GHSA-x7wr-283h-5h2v Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/onionshare/onionshare/releases/tag/v2.5 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/onionshare/onionshare/security/advisories/GHSA-x7wr-283h-5h2v Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago
5 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Jan. 21, 2022, 5:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 2638 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-21688 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/onionshare/onionshare/releases/tag/v2.5
    Added Reference https://github.com/onionshare/onionshare/security/advisories/GHSA-x7wr-283h-5h2v
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 25, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/onionshare/onionshare/releases/tag/v2.5 No Types Assigned https://github.com/onionshare/onionshare/releases/tag/v2.5 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/onionshare/onionshare/security/advisories/GHSA-x7wr-283h-5h2v No Types Assigned https://github.com/onionshare/onionshare/security/advisories/GHSA-x7wr-283h-5h2v Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:onionshare:onionshare:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.5
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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