Buffer overflow in Haxx Curl
CVE-2015-3144
The fix_hostname function in cURL and libcurl 7.37.0 through 7.41.0 does not properly calculate an index, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) or possibly have other unspecified…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.012 (79.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Haxx Curl — versions 7.37.0, 7.37.1, 7.38.0
- Haxx Libcurl — versions 7.37.0, 7.37.1, 7.38.0
- Oracle Mysql_enterprise_monitor
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 14.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- FEDORA-2015-6853 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- DSA-3232 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- 74300 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- USN-2591-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- 1032232 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-3144?
- CVE-2015-3144 is a vulnerability in Haxx Curl, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-04-24.
- Is CVE-2015-3144 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.