Libcurl Aborts Server Push Due to Memory Leak
CVE-2024-2398

8.6HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Curl

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 March 2024

What is CVE-2024-2398?

The vulnerability arises when applications using libcurl attempt to leverage HTTP/2 server push functionality and exceed the maximum header limit of 1000. In these instances, libcurl aborts the server push operation but fails to deallocate previously allocated headers, leading to unintentional memory leaks. This silent failure complicates detection, posing a risk for applications unaware of the potential memory consumption. Developers utilizing libcurl should assess their use of HTTP/2 server push and implement necessary mitigations to handle this vulnerability.

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Affected Version(s)

curl 8.6.0

curl 8.5.0

curl 8.4.0

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.6
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

w0x42 on hackerone
Stefan Eissing
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