Vulnerability in Curl
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, allowi…
EPSS: 0.638 (99.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Curl — versions 8.3.0, 7.84.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- hackerone.com/reports/2072338
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/…
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/…
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/…
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-12
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231013-0005/
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/17
- support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
- www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2023064
- support.apple.com/kb/HT214063
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-38039?
- CVE-2023-38039 is a vulnerability in Curl. Published 2023-09-15.
- Is CVE-2023-38039 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.