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CVE-2015-3144
The fix_hostname function in cURL and libcurl 7.37.0 through 7.41.0 does not properly calculate an index, which allows remote attackers to…
High9.0EPSS 10.5%
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Description
The fix_hostname function in cURL and libcurl 7.37.0 through 7.41.0 does not properly calculate an index, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) or possibly have other unspecified impact via a zero-length host name, as demonstrated by "http://:80" and ":80."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.5% · top 4.2% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (17)
- FEDORA-2015-6853 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3232 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 74300 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-2591-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 1032232 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10743 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0799 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201509-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20150422D.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-6728 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-6695 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-6864 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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