Bugzilla – Bug 1005637
VUL-0: CVE-2016-8618: curl: double-free in curl_maprintf
Last modified: 2019-05-29 07:20:38 UTC
double-free in curl_maprintf ============================ Project cURL Security Advisory, November 2, 2016 - [Permalink](https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161102D.html) VULNERABILITY ------------- The libcurl API function called `curl_maprintf()` can be tricked into doing a double-free due to an unsafe `size_t` multiplication, on systems using 32 bit `size_t` variables. The function is also used internally in numerous situations. The function doubles an allocated memory area with realloc() and allows the size to wrap and become zero and when doing so realloc() returns NULL *and* frees the memory - in contrary to normal realloc() fails where it only returns NULL - causing libcurl to free the memory *again* in the error path. Systems with 64 bit versions of the `size_t` type are not affected by this issue. This behavior is triggable using the publicly exposed function. We are not aware of any exploit of this flaw. INFO ---- The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the name CVE-2016-XXXX to this issue. AFFECTED VERSIONS ----------------- This flaw exists in the following curl versions (and again, only on 32bit versions). - Affected versions: curl 7.1 to and including 7.50.3 - Not affected versions: curl >= 7.51.0 libcurl is used by many applications, but not always advertised as such! THE SOLUTION ------------ In version 7.51.0, the memory growing functions will fail instead of letting the size wrap. A [patch for CVE-2016-XXXX](https://curl.haxx.se/s3c/D.patch) is available. RECOMMENDATIONS --------------- We suggest you take one of the following actions immediately, in order of preference: A - Upgrade curl and libcurl to version 7.51.0 B - Apply the patch to your version and rebuild C - Make really sure you never send strings larger than 1GB into this funciton TIME LINE --------- It was first reported to the curl project on September 23 by Cure53. We contacted distros@openwall on October 19. curl 7.51.0 was released on November 2 2016, coordinated with the publication of this advisory. CREDITS ------- This vulnerability was found during a Secure Open Source audit performed by Cure53.
From: Daniel Stenberg We intend to publish the advisories, the patches and announce the new release (7.51.0) with all of these problems fixed on November 2nd. CRD: 2016-11-02
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SUSE-SU-2016:2699-1: An update that fixes 11 vulnerabilities is now available. Category: security (important) Bug References: 1005633,1005634,1005635,1005637,1005638,1005640,1005642,1005643,1005645,1005646,998760 CVE References: CVE-2016-7167,CVE-2016-8615,CVE-2016-8616,CVE-2016-8617,CVE-2016-8618,CVE-2016-8619,CVE-2016-8620,CVE-2016-8621,CVE-2016-8622,CVE-2016-8623,CVE-2016-8624 Sources used: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1 (src): curl-7.37.0-31.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (src): curl-7.37.0-31.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (src): curl-7.37.0-31.1
SUSE-SU-2016:2700-1: An update that fixes 13 vulnerabilities is now available. Category: security (important) Bug References: 1005633,1005634,1005635,1005637,1005638,1005642,1005645,1005646,997420,998760 CVE References: CVE-2016-5420,CVE-2016-7141,CVE-2016-7167,CVE-2016-8615,CVE-2016-8616,CVE-2016-8617,CVE-2016-8618,CVE-2016-8619,CVE-2016-8620,CVE-2016-8621,CVE-2016-8622,CVE-2016-8623,CVE-2016-8624 Sources used: SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3 (src): curl-7.19.7-1.20.47.2
SUSE-SU-2016:2714-1: An update that fixes 11 vulnerabilities is now available. Category: security (important) Bug References: 1005633,1005634,1005635,1005637,1005638,1005642,1005645,1005646,998760 CVE References: CVE-2016-7167,CVE-2016-8615,CVE-2016-8616,CVE-2016-8617,CVE-2016-8618,CVE-2016-8619,CVE-2016-8620,CVE-2016-8621,CVE-2016-8622,CVE-2016-8623,CVE-2016-8624 Sources used: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (src): curl-7.19.7-1.64.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (src): curl-7.19.7-1.64.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITY (src): curl-openssl1-7.19.7-1.64.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (src): curl-7.19.7-1.64.1
An update workflow for this issue was started. This issue was rated as moderate. Please submit fixed packages until 2016-11-18. When done, reassign the bug to security-team@suse.de. https://swamp.suse.de/webswamp/wf/63187
openSUSE-SU-2016:2768-1: An update that fixes 11 vulnerabilities is now available. Category: security (important) Bug References: 1005633,1005634,1005635,1005637,1005638,1005640,1005642,1005643,1005645,1005646,998760 CVE References: CVE-2016-7167,CVE-2016-8615,CVE-2016-8616,CVE-2016-8617,CVE-2016-8618,CVE-2016-8619,CVE-2016-8620,CVE-2016-8621,CVE-2016-8622,CVE-2016-8623,CVE-2016-8624 Sources used: openSUSE Leap 42.1 (src): curl-7.37.0-16.1
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