CVE-2023-38039
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 56.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 56.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 56.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-770 · Allocation without limits
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Haxx Curl < 8.3.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora 37
- Fedoraproject Fedora 38
- Fedoraproject Fedora 39
- Microsoft Windows 10 1809 < 10.0.17763.5122
- Microsoft Windows 10 21h2 < 10.0.19044.3693
- Microsoft Windows 10 22h2 < 10.0.19045.3693
- Microsoft Windows 11 21h2 < 10.0.22000.2600
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2023-38039.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2023-38039. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/17
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/34
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/37
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/38
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2072338
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5DCZMYODALBLVOXVJEN2LF2MLANEYL4F/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M6KGKB2JNZVT276JYSKI6FV2VFJUGDOJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TEAWTYHC3RT6ZRS5OZRHLAIENVN6CCIS/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-12
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231013-0005/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214057
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214058
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214063
- https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2023064
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/17
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/34
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/37
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/38
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2072338
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5DCZMYODALBLVOXVJEN2LF2MLANEYL4F/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M6KGKB2JNZVT276JYSKI6FV2VFJUGDOJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TEAWTYHC3RT6ZRS5OZRHLAIENVN6CCIS/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-12
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231013-0005/