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Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 08:24:27 +0100 (CET)
From: Daniel Stenberg <daniel@...x.se>
To: curl security announcements -- curl users <curl-users@...ts.haxx.se>,
curl-announce@...ts.haxx.se, libcurl hacking <curl-library@...ts.haxx.se>,
oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: curl: CVE-2022-43552: HTTP Proxy deny use-after-free
CVE-2022-43552: HTTP Proxy deny use-after-free
==============================================
Project curl Security Advisory, December 21 2022 -
[Permalink](https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2022-43552.html)
VULNERABILITY
-------------
curl can be asked to *tunnel* virtually all protocols it supports through an
HTTP proxy. HTTP proxies can (and often do) deny such tunnel operations using
an appropriate HTTP error response code.
When getting denied to tunnel the specific protocols SMB or TELNET, curl would
use a heap-allocated struct after it had been freed, in its transfer shutdown
code path.
We are not aware of any exploit of this flaw.
INFO
----
This flaw was introduced for TELNET in [commit
b7eeb6e67fca68](https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/b7eeb6e67fca68) in
September 7, 2006. The SMB part was introduced in 2014 with [commit
aec2e865f06669](https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/aec2e865f06669).
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the name
CVE-2022-43552 to this issue.
CWE-416: Use After Free
Severity: Low
AFFECTED VERSIONS
-----------------
- Affected versions: curl 7.16.0 to and including 7.86.0
- Not affected versions: curl < 7.16.0 and curl >= 7.86.0
libcurl is used by many applications, but not always advertised as such!
THE SOLUTION
------------
A [fix for CVE-2022-43552](https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/4f20188ac644afe17)
RECOMMENDATIONS
--------------
A - Upgrade curl to version 7.87.0
B - Apply the patch to your local version
C - Avoid using SMB and TELNET or disable HTTP proxy use
TIMELINE
--------
This issue was reported to the curl project on November 7, 2022. We contacted
distros@...nwall on December 12, 2022.
curl 7.87.0 was released on December 21 2022, coordinated with the publication
of this advisory.
CREDITS
-------
- Reported-by: Trail of Bits
- Patched-by: Daniel Stenberg
Thanks a lot!
--
/ daniel.haxx.se
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