CVE-2022-43552: Use After Free

Published Dec 12, 2022
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Updated

A use after free vulnerability exists in curl <7.87.0. 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. 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.

Other sources

A vulnerability was found in curl. In this issue, curl can be asked to tunnel all protocols virtually it supports through an HTTP proxy. HTTP proxies can deny these tunnel operations using an appropriate HTTP error response code. When getting denied to tunnel the specific SMB or TELNET protocols, curl can use a heap-allocated struct after it has been freed and shut down the code path in its transfer.

AMD. A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Apple

AMD. The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

Apple

App Store. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

Apple

Apple Neural Engine. This issue was addressed with improved checks.

Apple

Credit

CVE-2022-43551, CVE-2022-43552, ABC Research s.r.o., Mohamed Ghannam@@_simo36, Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Adam M., Brandon Dalton@@partyD0lphin(Red Canary), Chan Shue Long(Offensive Security), (Offensive Security), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Rıza Sabuncu@@rizasabuncu, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, JeongOhKyea, Tingting Yin(Tsinghua University), Junoh Lee at Theori, Aleksandar Nikolic(Cisco Talos), Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu), Joshua Jones, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), an anonymous researcher, Jubaer Alnazi(TRS Group of Companies), jzhu(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitSMM(Mbition Mercedes), ryuzaki, Murray Mike, Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Félix Poulin-Bélanger, David Pan Ogea, Xinru Chi(Pangu Lab), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), Adam Doupé(ASU SEFCOM), sqrtpwn, an anonymous researcher(Red Canary), Milan Tenk(F), (F), Arthur Valiev(F), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), Zhuowei Zhang, developStorm, Khiem Tran, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(FFRI Security Inc), Koh M. Nakagawa(FFRI Security Inc), Masahiro Kawada@@kawakatz(GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae), Jubaer Alnazi Jabin(TRS Group Of Companies), (Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Xin Huang@@11iaxH, CVE-2023-0049, CVE-2023-0051, CVE-2023-0054, CVE-2023-0288, CVE-2023-0433, CVE-2023-0512, Gertjan Franken(imec), KU Leuven, hazbinhotel(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Georgy Kucherin@@kucher1n(Kaspersky), Leonid Bezvershenko@@bzvr_(Kaspersky), Boris Larin@@oct0xor(Kaspersky), (Kaspersky), Valentin Pashkov(Kaspersky), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(SSD Labs), crixer@@pwning_me(SSD Labs)

Affected Software

42 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-curl<0:8.0.1-1.el8
0:8.0.1-1.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-curl<0:8.0.1-1.el7
0:8.0.1-1.el7
redhat/curl<0:7.61.1-30.el8
0:7.61.1-30.el8
redhat/curl<0:7.76.1-23.el9
0:7.76.1-23.el9
debian/curl<=7.64.0-4+deb10u2
7.64.0-4+deb10u77.74.0-1.3+deb11u97.74.0-1.3+deb11u107.88.1-10+deb12u37.88.1-10+deb12u48.4.0-2
redhat/curl<7.87.0
7.87.0
Microsoft CBL Mariner 1.0 x64
Microsoft CBL Mariner 1.0 ARM
IBM IBM® Engineering Requirements Management DOORS<=9.7.2.7
IBM IBM® Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Web Access<=9.7.2.7
Microsoft Azure Linux 3.0 ARM
Microsoft Azure Linux 3.0 x64
Apple macOS Ventura<13.3
13.3
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Windows 11=22H2
Microsoft Windows 11=22H2
Microsoft Windows 11=21H2
Microsoft Windows 11=21H2
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
haxx curl<7.87.0
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.3
Splunk Universal Forwarder>=8.2.0<8.2.12
Splunk Universal Forwarder>=9.0.0<9.0.6
Splunk Universal Forwarder=9.1.0
Microsoft Windows 10=20H2
Microsoft Windows 10=20H2
Microsoft Windows 10=20H2
Microsoft Windows 10=1809
Microsoft Windows 10=1809
Microsoft Windows 10=1809
Microsoft Windows 10=22H2
Microsoft Windows 10=22H2
Microsoft Windows 10=22H2
Microsoft Windows 10=21H2
Microsoft Windows 10=21H2
Microsoft Windows 10=21H2
F5 F5OS-A=1.7.0, >=1.5.0<=1.5.2, =1.4.0, >=1.3.0<=1.3.2
F5 F5OS-C>=1.6.0<=1.6.2, >=1.5.0<=1.5.1, >=1.3.0<=1.3.2

Event History

Dec 21, 2022
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Feb 9, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Feb 10, 2023
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Mar 21, 2023
Advisory Published
via F5·04:41 PM
Mar 27, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-43552?

CVE-2022-43552 is a vulnerability found in curl that allows for remote code execution.

2

What software is affected by CVE-2022-43552?

Microsoft CBL Mariner 1.0 ARM, Microsoft CBL Mariner 1.0 x64, Microsoft CBL Mariner 2.0 x64, Microsoft CBL Mariner 2.0 ARM, Windows 11 (version 22H2), Windows 10 (version 22H2), Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, and Windows 10 (version 1809) are affected by CVE-2022-43552.

3

How severe is CVE-2022-43552?

CVE-2022-43552 has a high severity rating of 5.9.

4

How can I fix CVE-2022-43552?

To fix CVE-2022-43552, apply the relevant patches or updates provided by Microsoft or Red Hat.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-43552?

You can find more information about CVE-2022-43552 on the Microsoft Security Response Center website, curl documentation, and Red Hat Bugzilla.

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