CVE-2024-9681: HSTS subdomain overwrites parent cache entry
Published Nov 6, 2024
·Updated
Accessibility. A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
Other sources
AccountPolicy. This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
— Apple
Accounts. This issue was addressed with improved data access restriction.
— Apple
AirDrop. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
— Apple
AirPlay. A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation.
— Apple
AirPlay. A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks.
— Apple
Credit
Uri Katz (Oligo Security), an anonymous researcher, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Bohdan Stasiuk@@bohdan_stasiuk, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Yutong Xiu@@Sou1gh0st, Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, Kirin@@Pwnrin, CVE-2025-24085, Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, Stephan Casas, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, CVE-2024-9681, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Pietro Francesco Tirenna(Shielder), Davide Silvetti(Shielder), Abdel Adim Oisfi(Shielder), Manuel Fernandez (Stackhopper Security), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Murray Mike(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), ABC Research s.r.o., Dave G.(Supernetworks), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @social.lol@@biscuit, Ian Beer(Google Project Zero), Kenneth Chew, Paweł Płatek (Trail(Bits), CVE-2025-27113, CVE-2024-56171, 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy(Supernetworks), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(Supernetworks), Alex Radocea(Supernetworks), Diamant Osmani & Valdrin Haliti [Kosovë], dbpeppe, Solitechworld, Pwn2car, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Kandji), (Kandji), Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Halle Winkler, Politepix theoffcuts.org, Dolf Hoegaerts, Michiel Devliegere, Andrew James Gonzalez, Junsung <3(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Richard Hyunho Im with routezero.security@@richeeta, Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), zbleet(QI), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(OffSec), 风沐云烟 (binary_fmyy)(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, PixiePoint Security, Andreas Hegenberg (folivora.AI GmbH), Lehan Dilusha@@zafer, Jimmy, Jax Reissner, @@RenwaX23, Apple, Paul Bakker(ParagonERP), Gary Kwong, rheza@@ginggilBesel, Francisco Alonso@@revskills, Lukas Bernhard, Tashita Software Security, Xiangwei Zhang(Tencent Security YUNDING LAB), linjy(HKUS3Lab), chluo(WHUSecLab), Brendon Tiszka(Google Project Zero), Dominik Rath, Martin Kreichgauer(Google Chrome), Google Threat Analysis Group, wac(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Andr.Ess, CVE-2024-48958, 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Alexia Wilson(Microsoft), Christine Fossaceca(Microsoft), Jaydev Ahire, Alexander Heinrich@@Sn0wfreeze, SEEMOO, TU Darmstadt & Mathy Vanhoef@@vanhoefm, Jeroen Robben@@RobbenJeroen, DistriNet, KU Leuven, Vsevolod Kokorin (Slonser)(Solidlab), pattern-f@@pattern_F_, Ron Masas(BREAKPOINT), Syarif Muhammad Sajjad, Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), mzzzz__, Muhammad Zaid Ghifari (Mr.ZheeV), Kalimantan Utara, Florian Draschbacher, Dalibor Milanovic, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup, Jeffrey Hofmann, Ian Mckay@@iann0036, Nolan Astrein(Kandji), luckyu@@uuulucky, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf, Murray Mike, Dayton Pidhirney(Atredis Partners), Lyutoon, YenKoc, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h(FFRI Security Inc), Alhour@@NSAntoine, CVE-2023-27043, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), K宝@@Pwnrin, Tong Liu@@Lyutoon_, 风(binary_fmyy), F00L, Dave G., Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, 风沐云烟 (binary_fmyy), Kirin, FlowerCode, Pedro José Pereira Vieito / pvieito.com)@@pvieito
Affected Software
12 affected componentsFixes available
debian/curl<=7.74.0-1.3+deb11u13, <=7.74.0-1.3+deb11u14, <=7.88.1-10+deb12u8, <=7.88.1-10+deb12u5
8.11.0-1
IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent<=10.0-10.1.12
haxx curl>=7.74.0<8.11.0
Apple visionOS<2.4
2.4
Apple macOS Ventura<13.7.5
13.7.5
Apple tvOS<18.4
18.4
Apple iOS<18.4
18.4
Apple iPadOS<18.4
18.4
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.4
15.4
Apple iPadOS<17.7.6
17.7.6
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.7.5
14.7.5
Apple WatchOS<11.4
11.4
Remediation
Patch Available
Patch Available
Patch Available
Event History
Nov 6, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:47 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:47 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Nov 22, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·07:20 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Mar 31, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Apr 1, 2025
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Parent advisories
This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2024-9681?
CVE-2024-9681 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its impact on HSTS caching behavior.
2
How do I fix CVE-2024-9681?
To remediate CVE-2024-9681, update curl to version 8.11.0 or later, or ensure your application does not rely on insecure HSTS settings.
3
What systems are impacted by CVE-2024-9681?
CVE-2024-9681 affects curl versions between 7.74.0 and 8.11.0, and it also impacts IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent versions up to 10.1.12.
4
What is the root cause of CVE-2024-9681?
The root cause of CVE-2024-9681 is the improper handling of HSTS cache entries for subdomains, which can affect the intended expiry time.
5
How does CVE-2024-9681 affect HSTS usage?
CVE-2024-9681 may lead to unintended consequences by allowing a subdomain's expiry time to overwrite that of its parent domain in HSTS configuration.