When sending data to an MQTT server libcurl <= 7.73.0 and 7.78.0 could in some circumstances erroneously keep a pointer to an already freed memory area and both use that again in a subsequent call to send data and also free it again.

🗓️ 07 Oct 2021 07:00:00Reported by MicrosoftType

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Libcurl up to 7.73.0 and 7.78.0 may reuse freed memory when sending data to an MQTT server.

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Vulners

Node

microsoft cbl2_curl_7.82.0-1Range<7.82.0-1

OR

microsoft cm1_curl_7.76.0-6Range<7.76.0-6

16 Dec 2021 08:00Current

7High risk

Vulners AI Score7

CVSS 25.8

CVSS 3.19.1

EPSS0.00353

SSVC

libcurl memory reuse freed memory data sending mqtt server