CVE-2023-38545

Critical

Description

This flaw makes curl overflow a heap based buffer in the SOCKS5 proxy handshake. When curl is asked to pass along the host name to the SOCKS5 proxy to allow that to resolve the address instead of it getting done by curl itself, the maximum length that host name can be is 255 bytes. If the host name is detected to be longer, curl switches to local name resolving and instead passes on the resolved address only. Due to this bug, the local variable that means "let the host resolve the name" could get the wrong value during a slow SOCKS5 handshake, and contrary to the intention, copy the too long host name to the target buffer instead of copying just the resolved address there. The target buffer being a heap based buffer, and the host name coming from the URL that curl has been told to operate with.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductHaxx Libcurl
PublishedOct 18, 2023
First seenOct 18, 2023

How to fix

Update
  • haxx libcurl8.4.0 or later
  • microsoft windows_10_180910.0.17763.5122 or later
  • microsoft windows_10_21h210.0.19044.3693 or later
  • microsoft windows_10_22h210.0.19045.3693 or later
  • microsoft windows_11_21h210.0.22000.2600 or later
  • microsoft windows_11_22h210.0.22621.2715 or later
  • microsoft windows_11_23h210.0.22631.2715 or later
  • microsoft windows_server_201910.0.17763.5122 or later
  • microsoft windows_server_202210.0.20348.2113 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
haxx libcurl7.69.0 ≤ v < 8.4.08.4.0
fedoraproject fedora37—
netapp active_iq_unified_managerNo range specified—
netapp oncommand_insightNo range specified—
netapp oncommand_workflow_automationNo range specified—
microsoft windows_10_1809v < 10.0.17763.512210.0.17763.5122
microsoft windows_10_21h2v < 10.0.19044.369310.0.19044.3693
microsoft windows_10_22h2v < 10.0.19045.369310.0.19045.3693
microsoft windows_11_21h2v < 10.0.22000.260010.0.22000.2600
microsoft windows_11_22h2v < 10.0.22621.271510.0.22621.2715
microsoft windows_11_23h2v < 10.0.22631.271510.0.22631.2715
microsoft windows_server_2019v < 10.0.17763.512210.0.17763.5122
microsoft windows_server_2022v < 10.0.20348.211310.0.20348.2113

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