Description
Wire-server is the system server for the wire back-end services. Releases prior to v2022-03-01 are subject to a denial of service attack via a crafted object causing a hash collision. This collision causes the server to spend at least quadratic time parsing it which can lead to a denial of service for a heavily used server. The issue has been fixed in wire-server 2022-03-01 and is already deployed on all Wire managed services. On premise instances of wire-server need to be updated to 2022-03-01, so that their backends are no longer affected. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wireapp | wire-server | < v2022-03-01 |
References
- https://cs-syd.eu/posts/2021-09-11-json-vulnerabilityExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/wireapp/wire-server/security/advisories/GHSA-phxv-pffh-fq2rThird Party Advisory
- https://cs-syd.eu/posts/2021-09-11-json-vulnerabilityExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/wireapp/wire-server/security/advisories/GHSA-phxv-pffh-fq2rThird Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 13, 2022
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified