CVE-2023-38039
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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| haxx / curl | 7.84.0 | 8.3.0 |
| fedoraproject / fedora | 38 | 38.x |
| fedoraproject / fedora | 37 | 37.x |
| fedoraproject / fedora | 39 | 39.x |
| microsoft / windows_10_22h2 | - | 10.0.19045.3693 |
| microsoft / windows_11_21h2 | - | 10.0.22000.2600 |
| microsoft / windows_11_22h2 | - | 10.0.22621.2715 |
| microsoft / windows_11_23h2 | - | 10.0.22631.2715 |
| microsoft / windows_10_1809 | - | 10.0.17763.5122 |
| microsoft / windows_server_2019 | - | 10.0.17763.5122 |
| microsoft / windows_server_2022 | - | 10.0.20348.2113 |
| microsoft / windows_10_21h2 | - | 10.0.19044.3693 |
- 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/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5DCZMYODALBLVOXVJEN2LF2MLANEYL4F/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M6KGKB2JNZVT276JYSKI6FV2VFJUGDOJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/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
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