CVE-2023-38434 Memory corruption in n/a
A double free vulnerability in the xHTTP library allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code via malformed HTTP requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-38434?
CVE-2023-38434 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
xHTTP 72f812d has a double free in close_connection in xhttp.c via a malformed HTTP request method.
Weakness: CWE-415
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38434?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xhttp Project Xhttp.
How do I fix CVE-2023-38434?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38434 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2023-38434 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-38434 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3pqf-r292-qjw2.