CVE-2023-23916

Name
CVE-2023-23916
Description
An allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability exists in curl <v7.88.0 based on the "chained" HTTP compression algorithms, meaning that a server response can be compressed multiple times and potentially with differentalgorithms. The number of acceptable "links" in this "decompression chain" wascapped, but the cap was implemented on a per-header basis allowing a maliciousserver to insert a virtually unlimited number of compression steps simply byusing many headers. The use of such a decompression chain could result in a "malloc bomb", making curl end up spending enormous amounts of allocated heap memory, or trying to and returning out of memory errors.
NVD Severity
unknown
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
MISC https://hackerone.com/reports/1826048
MLIST https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00035.html
FEDORA https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BQKE6TXYDHOTFHLTBZ5X73GTKI7II5KO/
DEBIAN https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5365
CONFIRM https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230309-0006/
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-12
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BQKE6TXYDHOTFHLTBZ5X73GTKI7II5KO/

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* curl >= 7.57.0 < 7.88.0

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
curl edge-main 7.88.0-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed
curl edge-main 7.87.0-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.86.0-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.85.0-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.84.0-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.83.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.83.0-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.79.0-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.78.0-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.77.0-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.76.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.74.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.72.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.71.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.66.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.65.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.64.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.62.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.61.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.61.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.60.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.59.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl edge-main 7.57.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.88.0-r0 None fixed
curl 3.22-main 7.87.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.86.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.85.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.84.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.83.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.83.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.79.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.78.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.77.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.76.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.74.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.72.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.71.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.66.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.65.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.64.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.62.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.61.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.61.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.60.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.59.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.22-main 7.57.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.88.0-r0 None fixed
curl 3.21-main 7.87.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.86.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.85.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.84.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.83.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.83.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.79.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.78.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.77.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.76.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.74.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.72.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.71.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.66.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.65.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.64.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.62.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.61.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.61.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.60.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.59.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.21-main 7.57.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.88.0-r0 None fixed
curl 3.20-main 7.87.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.86.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.85.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.84.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.83.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.83.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.79.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.78.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.77.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.76.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.74.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.72.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.71.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.66.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.65.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.64.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.62.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.61.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.61.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.60.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.59.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.20-main 7.57.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.88.0-r0 None fixed
curl 3.19-main 7.87.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.86.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.85.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.84.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.83.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.83.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.79.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.78.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.77.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.76.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.74.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.72.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.71.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.66.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.65.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.64.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.62.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.61.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.61.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.60.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.59.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.19-main 7.57.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
curl 3.18-main 7.88.0-r0 None fixed
curl 3.17-main 7.87.0-r2 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed