CVE-2023-33290Network attack vector

Service hang via inefficient URL regex evaluation

Published Jun 12, 2023 · Updated Jan 3, 2025

Regular expression denial of service in git-url-parse 0.4.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to hang a service with a crafted URL. The normalize_url function in src/lib.rs evaluates broad non-whitespace repetitions around the at-sign and colon in untrusted URL text, consuming excessive CPU. Exploitation requires a consuming application to pass attacker-controlled repository URLs to the crate, and the resulting availability impact is limited to that application process.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.76%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Regular expression denial of service in git-url-parse 0.4.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to hang a service with a crafted URL. The normalize_url function in src/lib.rs evaluates broad non-whitespace repetitions around the at-sign and colon in untrusted URL text, consuming excessive CPU. Exploitation requires a consuming application to pass attacker-controlled repository URLs to the crate, and the resulting availability impact is limited to that application process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-33290
Published
Jun 12, 2023
Updated
Jan 3, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-1333, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 12, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1333Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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