curl Use-After-Free Memory Error in Curl_close() Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1042013 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1042013
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2018-16840
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Nov 1 2018
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in curl. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
A remote user can send specially crafted data to trigger a use-after-free in closing an easy handle in the 'Curl_close()' function.
Brian Carpenter, Geeknik Labs, reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (7.62.0).
The vendor advisory is available at:
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2018-16840.html
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Vendor URL: curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2018-16840.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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