CVE-2024-7264

6.5 · MEDIUM

Published Jul 31, 2024 haxx CWE-125 EPSS 17.30% (97th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-7264 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting haxx libcurl. It was published on July 31, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

libcurl's ASN1 parser code has the `GTime2str()` function, used for parsing an

ASN.1 Generalized Time field. If given an syntactically incorrect field, the

parser might end up using -1 for the length of the *time fraction*, leading to

a `strlen()` getting performed on a pointer to a heap buffer area that is not

(purposely) null terminated.

This flaw most likely leads to a crash, but can also lead to heap contents

getting returned to the application when

[CURLINFO_CERTINFO](https://curl.se/libcurl/c/CURLINFO_CERTINFO.html) is used.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from haxx. Update libcurl to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
haxx	libcurl	>= 7.32.0, < 8.9.1	Affected

References

Ref www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/31/1 Ref curl.se/docs/CVE-2024-7264.html Ref curl.se/docs/CVE-2024-7264.json Ref hackerone.com/reports/2629968 Ref www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/31/1 GitHub github.com/curl/curl/commit/27959ecce75cdb2809c0bdb3286e60e08fadb519 Ref security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240828-0008/ Ref security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241025-0006/ Ref security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241025-0010/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-7264?

CVE-2024-7264 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting haxx libcurl. It was published on July 31, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-7264?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-7264?

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