This flaw allows an attacker to insert cookies at will into a running program using libcurl, if the specific series of conditions are met.
libcurl performs transfers. In its API, an application creates "easy handles" that are the individual handles for single transfers.
libcurl provides a function call that duplicates en easy handle called [curl_easy_duphandle](https://curl.se/libcurl/c/curl_easy_duphandle.html).
If a transfer has cookies enabled when the handle is duplicated, the cookie-enable state is also cloned - but without cloning the actual cookies. If the source handle did not read any cookies from a specific file on disk, the cloned version of the handle would instead store the file name as `none` (using the four ASCII letters, no quotes).
Subsequent use of the cloned handle that does not explicitly set a source to load cookies from would then inadvertently load cookies from a file named `none` - if such a file exists and is readable in the current directory of the program using libcurl. And if using the correct file format of course.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.7
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | alma-upgrade-curlalma-upgrade-curl-minimalalma-upgrade-libcurlalma-upgrade-libcurl-develalma-upgrade-libcurl-minimal | Oct 18, 2023 | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-curl | Aug 22, 2024 | Oct 18, 2023 | |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-curlamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-curl-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-ecs-service-connect-agentamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libcurlamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libcurl-devel | Oct 12, 2023 | Oct 12, 2023 | |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-curlamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-curl-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-curl-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-curl-minimalamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-curl-minimal-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-ecs-service-connect-agentamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libcurlamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libcurl-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libcurl-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libcurl-minimalamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libcurl-minimal-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | Oct 11, 2023 | |
| Apple Osx Curl | apple-osx-upgrade-latest | Jan 23, 2024 | Oct 18, 2023 | |
| Arch Linux | arch-linux-upgrade-latest | Jul 11, 2025 | Oct 18, 2023 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-curl | Oct 12, 2023 | Oct 12, 2023 | |
| Fortios | fortios-upgrade-latest | Jul 2, 2026 | Nov 14, 2023 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-curl | Oct 12, 2023 | Oct 11, 2023 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-curlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-libcurl | Jan 10, 2024 | Oct 18, 2023 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-curlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-libcurl | Jan 10, 2024 | Oct 18, 2023 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-curlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-libcurlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-libcurl-devel | Feb 12, 2024 | Oct 18, 2023 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-curlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-libcurlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-libcurl-devel | Mar 13, 2024 | Oct 18, 2023 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-curlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-libcurl | Jan 10, 2024 | Oct 18, 2023 | |
| Ibm Aix | ibm-aix-curl_advisory3 | Dec 19, 2023 | Oct 18, 2023 | |
| Nutanix Ahv | nutanix-ahv-upgrade-latest | Jun 5, 2026 | Sep 10, 2024 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-curloracle-linux-upgrade-curl-minimaloracle-linux-upgrade-libcurloracle-linux-upgrade-libcurl-develoracle-linux-upgrade-libcurl-minimal | Oct 19, 2023 | Oct 11, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | redhat-upgrade-curlredhat-upgrade-curl-debuginforedhat-upgrade-curl-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-curl-minimalredhat-upgrade-curl-minimal-debuginforedhat-upgrade-libcurlredhat-upgrade-libcurl-debuginforedhat-upgrade-libcurl-develredhat-upgrade-libcurl-minimalredhat-upgrade-libcurl-minimal-debuginfo | Nov 1, 2023 | Oct 18, 2023 | |
| Rocky_linux | rocky-upgrade-curlrocky-upgrade-curl-debuginforocky-upgrade-curl-debugsourcerocky-upgrade-libcurlrocky-upgrade-libcurl-debuginforocky-upgrade-libcurl-develrocky-upgrade-libcurl-minimalrocky-upgrade-libcurl-minimal-debuginfo | Mar 5, 2024 | Oct 18, 2023 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-curlsuse-upgrade-libcurl-develsuse-upgrade-libcurl-devel-32bitsuse-upgrade-libcurl4suse-upgrade-libcurl4-32bit | Oct 12, 2023 | Oct 11, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-pro-upgrade-curlubuntu-pro-upgrade-libcurl3ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libcurl3-gnutlsubuntu-pro-upgrade-libcurl3-nssubuntu-pro-upgrade-libcurl4ubuntu-upgrade-curlubuntu-upgrade-libcurl3-gnutlsubuntu-upgrade-libcurl3-nssubuntu-upgrade-libcurl4 | Oct 12, 2023 | Oct 11, 2023 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Oct 18, 2023 |
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