CVE-2023-3782

DoS of the OkHttp client when using a BrotliInterceptor and surfing to a malicious web server, or when an attacker can perform MitM to inject a Brotli zip-bomb into an HTTP response

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Published Jul 19, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

DoS of the OkHttp client when using a BrotliInterceptor and surfing to a malicious web server, or when an attacker can perform MitM to inject a Brotli zip-bomb into an HTTP response

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< *

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:squareup:okhttp-brotli:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-44415	DoS of the OkHttp client when using a BrotliInterceptor and surfing to a malicious web server, or when an attacker can perform MitM to inject a Brotli zip-bomb into an HTTP response

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.721% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/square/okhttp/issues/7738
https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/okhttp-client-brotli-dos/

History

Oct 28, 2024 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Squareup Okhttp-brotli

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 28, 2024, 3:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: JFROG
Published: Jul 19, 2023, 8:57 PM
Updated: Oct 28, 2024, 3:09 PM
Reserved: Jul 19, 2023, 8:36 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:08 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:08 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:14 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 19, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:14 AM

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