CVE-2015-3145: apple mac_os_x

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-3145 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in apple mac_os_x. EPSS estimates a 30.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 24-04-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The sanitize_cookie_path function in cURL and libcurl 7.31.0 through 7.41.0 does not properly calculate an index, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) or possibly have other unspecified impact via a cookie path containing only a double-quote character.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.