Double Free in Broadcom Brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware

CVE-2023-27537

A double free vulnerability exists in libcurl <8.0.0 when sharing HSTS data between separate "handles". This sharing was introduced without considerations for do this sharing across separate threads but there was no indication of this fact…

Vulnerability class: Double Free

EPSS: 0.019 (76.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27537?
CVE-2023-27537 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2023-27537?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-27537 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.