CVE-2022-43552

curl: Use-after-free triggered by an HTTP proxy deny response

Published Feb 9, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3288-1 curl security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5330-1 curl security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5788-1 curl vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5894-1 curl vulnerabilities
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
hackerone
Published
Updated
Oct 14, 2026, 6:26 PM
Reserved
Oct 20, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 9, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified
Oct 23, 2026, 11:10 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 21, 2022, 12:00 AM