Vulnerability Report

CVE-2023-27537

Title: Double Free in libcurl HSTS data sharing

Double Free

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2023-27537.

CWE Category CWE-415
Published Date Mar 30, 2023
Modified Date Nov 21, 2024
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 5.9 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.07%

Vulnerability Summary

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 in the documentation. Due to missing mutexes or thread locks, two threads sharing the same HSTS data could end up doing a double-free or use-after-free.

Impacted Vendors

S
sercomm 1
H
haxx 1
L
libcurl 1
N
netapp 6
S
splunk 1

Reference Links

https://hackerone.com/reports/1897203 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-12 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0010/ https://hackerone.com/reports/1897203 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-12 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0010/
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2023-27537 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity HIGH
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.