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HistoryOct 17, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

Important: curl security update

2023-10-1700:00:00
Google
osv.dev
8
curl
security update
libcurl
file downloading
http
ftp
ldap
heap-based buffer overflow
socks5 proxy handshake
cookie injection
cve page.

9.8 High

CVSS3

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

8 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.003 Low

EPSS

Percentile

70.6%

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.

9.8 High

CVSS3

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

8 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.003 Low

EPSS

Percentile

70.6%