CVE-2015-3237 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the smb_request_state function of cURL and libcurl versions 7.40.0 through 7.42.1, affecting products like Haxx, HP, and Oracle. This flaw allows a remote SMB server to trigger a denial of service or extract sensitive memory information through specially crafted length and offset values. With a CVSS score of 6.4 (medium severity), it requires no authentication and has low attack complexity, but its impact is limited to partial confidentiality and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.40.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.40.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.41.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.41.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.42.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.42.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.40.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.40.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
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