PT-2023-26419
CVE-2023-38434
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Published
2023-07-18
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Updated
2023-07-27
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.5
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
xHTTP version 72f812d
Description
The issue is related to a double free in the
close connection function in xhttp.c, which can be triggered by a malformed HTTP request method.Recommendations
For xHTTP version 72f812d, consider restricting access to the
close connection function until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using malformed HTTP request methods to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.Exploitability
Exploit
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Researchers
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