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HistoryOct 24, 2023 - 6:36 p.m.

Important: curl security update

2023-10-2418:36:52
Google
osv.dev
18
curl
security
update
libcurl
utility
downloading
protocols
http
ftp
ldap
buffer overflow
proxy handshake
cookie injection
cve page.

CVSS3

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

8

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.003

Percentile

68.0%

The curl packages provide the libcurl library and the curl utility for downloading files from servers using various protocols, including HTTP, FTP, and LDAP.

Security Fix(es):

  • curl: a heap-based buffer overflow in the SOCKS5 proxy handshake (CVE-2023-38545)

  • curl: cookie injection with none file (CVE-2023-38546)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

CVSS3

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

8

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.003

Percentile

68.0%