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CVE-2022-42915

HIGHEPSS 86th pctl
8.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

curl before 7.86.0 has a double free. If curl is told to use an HTTP proxy for a transfer with a non-HTTP(S) URL, it sets up the connection to the remote server by issuing a CONNECT request to the proxy, and then tunnels the rest of the protocol through. An HTTP proxy might refuse this request (HTTP proxies often only allow outgoing connections to specific port numbers, like 443 for HTTPS) and instead return a non-200 status code to the client. Due to flaws in the error/cleanup handling, this could trigger a double free in curl if one of the following schemes were used in the URL for the transfer: dict, gopher, gophers, ldap, ldaps, rtmp, rtmps, or telnet. The earliest affected version is 7.77.0.

How to fix

Remediation Available
curlDebian
Fixed in:7.86.0-1CVE-2022-42915
Fixed in:7.86.0-1CVE-2022-42915
Fixed in:7.86.0-1CVE-2022-42915
curlUbuntu
Fixed in:7.58.0-2ubuntu3.21USN-5702-1
Fixed in:7.68.0-1ubuntu2.14USN-5702-1
Fixed in:7.81.0-1ubuntu1.6USN-5702-1
Fixed in:7.85.0-1ubuntu0.1USN-5702-1
libcurl3-gnutlsUbuntu
Fixed in:7.58.0-2ubuntu3.21USN-5702-1
Fixed in:7.68.0-1ubuntu2.14USN-5702-1
Fixed in:7.81.0-1ubuntu1.6USN-5702-1
Fixed in:7.85.0-1ubuntu0.1USN-5702-1
libcurl3-nssUbuntu
Fixed in:7.58.0-2ubuntu3.21USN-5702-1
Fixed in:7.68.0-1ubuntu2.14USN-5702-1
Fixed in:7.81.0-1ubuntu1.6USN-5702-1
Fixed in:7.85.0-1ubuntu0.1USN-5702-1
libcurl4Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.58.0-2ubuntu3.21USN-5702-1
Fixed in:7.68.0-1ubuntu2.14USN-5702-1
Fixed in:7.81.0-1ubuntu1.6USN-5702-1
Fixed in:7.85.0-1ubuntu0.1USN-5702-1
UniversalForwarderWindows application
Affected:8.2.0 8.2.12Fixed in:8.2.12Splunk, Inc.
Affected:9.0.0 9.0.6Fixed in:9.0.6Splunk, Inc.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.93%probability of exploitation in 30 days
86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

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