Apple macOS curl double free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple macOS. Impacted is an unknown function of the component curl. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-42915. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component curl. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was published 01/23/2023 as HT213605 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-42915. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple issues in curl

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211079 (Fedora 37 : curl (2022-e9d65906c4)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

Multiple issues were addressed by updating to curl version 7.86.0.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (211079). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Double free
CWE: CWE-415 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 211079
Nessus Name: Fedora 37 : curl (2022-e9d65906c4)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/13/2022 🔍
01/23/2023 +102 days 🔍
01/23/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/24/2023 +1 days 🔍
11/17/2024 +663 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213605
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42915 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42915
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219235
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 01/24/2023 11:14
Updated: 11/17/2024 12:34
Changes: 01/24/2023 11:14 (16), 01/24/2023 11:17 (27), 02/19/2023 07:59 (2), 02/19/2023 08:05 (12), 11/17/2024 12:34 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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