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CVE-2017-9502

In curl before 7.54.1 on Windows and DOS, libcurl's default protocol function, which is the logic that allows an application to set which protocol libcurl should attempt to use when given a URL without a scheme part, had a flaw that could lead to it overwriting a heap based memory buffer with seven bytes. If the default protocol is specified to be FILE or a file: URL lacks two slashes, the given…

Severity
Medium 5.3
Published
14 Jun 2017
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
curlServers and applications · cpe:a:haxx:curl
  • Every version up to 7.54.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9502
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9502