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CVE-2019-3823

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-3823 is a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting libcurl versions 7.34.0 through 7.63.0, specifically impacting the SMTP end-of-response handling. This flaw could allow a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service if a non-NUL terminated buffer is processed under specific conditions. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it has low attack complexity and no user interaction required, but the read contents are not returned to the caller, limiting direct data compromise. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 7.34.0, < 7.64.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
18.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0429 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (9)

jitsipatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 7.63.0
View patch
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: curl-0:7.61.1-11.el8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.29 SP2
View patch
sierra_wirelesspatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 7.63.0
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: httpd24-curl
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Core ServicesFixed in: jbcs-httpd24-curl
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: .NET Core 2.1 on Red Hat Enterprise LinuxFixed in: rh-dotnet21-curl

Vendor Advisories (3)

redhatCVE-2019-3823Low

curl: SMTP end-of-response out-of-bounds read

Feb 6, 2019
sierra_wirelessllm-sierra_wireless-a38f446dd828b746LOW

SMTP end-of-response out-of-bounds read

Feb 6, 2019
jitsillm-jitsi-be53a4f499d9e65cLOW

SMTP end-of-response out-of-bounds read

Feb 6, 2019

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:3701
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com / productcert/pdf/ssa-936080.pdf
curl.haxx.se / docs/CVE-2019-3823.html
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.apache.org / thread.html/8338a0f605bdbb3a6098bb76f666a95fc2b2f53f37fa1ecc89f1146f%40%3Cdevnull.infra.apache.org%3E
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201903-03
Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20190315-0001
ExploitThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3882-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2019/dsa-4386
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
securityfocus.com / bid/106950
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry