Vulnerability in Oracle Haxx (CVE-2022-27778)
Summary
Vulnerability in Oracle Haxx (CVE-2022-27778). Data can be tampered with by attackers. Mitigation: upgrade to 7.83.1 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A use of incorrectly resolved name vulnerability fixed in 7.83.1 might remove the wrong file when --no-clobber is used together with --remove-on-error.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-27778 has been found in Oracle Haxx.
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: 8.1/10.
What to do: upgrade Oracle Haxx to 7.83.1 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Oracle Haxx CVE-2022-27778" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-27778 (Oracle Haxx) — CWE-706 / CVSS v3 8.1
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Patched: 7.83.1 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-706) exists in Oracle Haxx.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Oracle Haxx.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.1/10). Data can be tampered with by attackers.
Update to 7.83.1.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Haxx' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Haxx' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Haxxを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade Oracle Haxx to 7.83.1ステージング環境で 7.83.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Alpine Linux ALPINE-CVE-2022-27778 curl Fixed in: 7.83.1-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27778 curl Fixed in: 7.83.1-1
References
- advisory security.netapp.com
- advisory security.netapp.com
- exploit hackerone.com
- patch oracle.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web security.netapp.com
- web security.netapp.com
- web cert-portal.siemens.com
- web github.com