Bugzilla – Bug 1149495
VUL-0: CVE-2019-5481: curl: FTP-KRB double-free
Last modified: 2020-07-10 13:17:29 UTC
is public FTP-KRB double-free =================== Project curl Security Advisory, September 11th 2019 - [Permalink](https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2019-5481.html) VULNERABILITY ------------- libcurl can be told to use kerberos over FTP to a server, as set with the `CURLOPT_KRBLEVEL` option. During such kerberos FTP data transfer, the server sends data to curl in blocks with the 32 bit size of each block first and then that amount of data immediately following. A malicious or just broken server can claim to send a very large block and if by doing that it makes curl's subsequent call to `realloc()` to fail, curl would then misbehave in the exit path and double-free the memory. In practical terms, an up to 4 GB memory area may very well be fine to allocate on a modern 64 bit system but on 32 bit systems it will fail. Kerberos FTP is a rarely used protocol with curl. Also, Kerberos authentication is usually only attempted and used with servers that the client has a previous association with. We are not aware of any exploit of this flaw. INFO ---- This bug was introduced in November 2016 in [commit 0649433da53c7165f839e2](https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/0649433da53c7165f839e2). The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the name CVE-2019-5481 to this issue. CWE-415: Double Free Severity: 6.3 (Medium) AFFECTED VERSIONS ----------------- - Affected versions: libcurl >= 7.52.0 to and including 7.65.3 - Not affected versions: libcurl < 7.52.0 libcurl is used by many applications, but not always advertised as such. THE SOLUTION ------------ A [fix for CVE-2019-5481](https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/9069838b30fb3b48af0123e39f664cea683254a5) RECOMMENDATIONS -------------- We suggest you take one of the following actions immediately, in order of preference: A - Upgrade curl to version 7.66.0 B - Apply the patch to your version and rebuild C - do not use `CURLOPT_KRBLEVEL` TIMELINE -------- The issue was reported to the curl project on September 3, 2019. The fix was done, verified and communicated with the reporter on September 3, 2019. We contacted distros@openwall on September 5. This advisory was posted on September 11th 2019. CREDITS ------- Reported by Thomas Vegas. Patch by Daniel Stenberg. Thanks a lot! -- / daniel.haxx.se | Get the best commercial curl support there is - from me | Private help, bug fixes, support, ports, new features | https://www.wolfssl.com/contact/
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SUSE-SU-2019:2373-1: An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Category: security (important) Bug References: 1149495,1149496 CVE References: CVE-2019-5481,CVE-2019-5482 Sources used: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1 (src): curl-7.60.0-3.23.1, curl-mini-7.60.0-3.23.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15 (src): curl-mini-7.60.0-3.23.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 (src): curl-7.60.0-3.23.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 (src): curl-7.60.0-3.23.1 NOTE: This line indicates an update has been released for the listed product(s). At times this might be only a partial fix. If you have questions please reach out to maintenance coordination.
SUSE-SU-2019:2381-1: An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Category: security (important) Bug References: 1149495,1149496 CVE References: CVE-2019-5481,CVE-2019-5482 Sources used: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 (src): curl-7.60.0-4.9.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 (src): curl-7.60.0-4.9.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4 (src): curl-7.60.0-4.9.1 NOTE: This line indicates an update has been released for the listed product(s). At times this might be only a partial fix. If you have questions please reach out to maintenance coordination.
openSUSE-SU-2019:2149-1: An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Category: security (important) Bug References: 1149495,1149496 CVE References: CVE-2019-5481,CVE-2019-5482 Sources used: openSUSE Leap 15.1 (src): curl-7.60.0-lp151.5.6.1, curl-mini-7.60.0-lp151.5.6.1
openSUSE-SU-2019:2169-1: An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Category: security (important) Bug References: 1149495,1149496 CVE References: CVE-2019-5481,CVE-2019-5482 Sources used: openSUSE Leap 15.0 (src): curl-7.60.0-lp150.2.25.1
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