Double Free in Haxx Curl

CVE-2019-5481

Double-free vulnerability in the FTP-kerberos code in cURL 7.52.0 to 7.65.3.

Vulnerability class: Double Free

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.075 (94.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-5481: held from 0.075 to 0.075.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.075 · newest: 0.075 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5481?
CVE-2019-5481 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Haxx Curl, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-5481?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-5481 known to be exploited?
5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.