6.5CVSSMEDIUM
Description
Brave Browser before 1.42.51 allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTML file that references the IPFS scheme. This vulnerability is caused by an uncaught exception in the function ipfs::OnBeforeURLRequest_IPFSRedirectWork() in ipfs_redirect_network_delegate_helper.cc.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:RUser InteractionRequired
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
https://github.com/brave/brave-core/commit/7ef8cb2f232abdf59ec9c3c99a086a14b972bc56
github.com
https://github.com/brave/brave-core/pull/13989
github.com
https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/23646
github.com
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Timeline
Published
Dec 24, 2022
Last Updated
Apr 15, 2025
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