CVE-2023-38039
Description
When curl retrieves an HTTP response, it stores the incoming headers so that they can be accessed later via the libcurl headers API. However, curl did not have a limit in how many or how large headers it would accept in a response, allowing a malicious server to stream an endless series of headers and eventually cause curl to run out of heap memory.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
microsoft
commercial·US
haxx
oss-project·SEaka haxx.se
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
curl
oss-project·USaka wcurl, libcurl
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
and 12 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
1 exploit source identified
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MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Impact
References
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/17
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/34
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/37
seclists.org
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