CVE catalog

CVE-2017-9502

curl: CVE-2017-9502

Severity: High · CVSS 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Jun 14, 2017, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 3.29% · Oct 25, 2026

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 "URL" starts with a drive letter, and libcurl is built for Windows or DOS, then libcurl would copy the path 7 bytes off, so that the end of the given path would write beyond the malloc buffer (7 bytes being the length in bytes of the ascii string "file://").

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	curl	sid	`8.23.0-1`	not affected
Debian	curl	forky	`8.22.0-1`	not affected
Debian	curl	trixie	`8.14.1-2+deb13u5`	not affected
Debian	curl	trixie-security	`8.14.1-2+deb13u7`	not affected
Debian	curl	bookworm	`7.88.1-10+deb12u15`	not affected
Debian	curl	bookworm-security	`7.88.1-10+deb12u5`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	curl	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	curl	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	curl	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	curl	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[curl]Unknown
Details (6)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl3-gnutls]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl3-nss]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (4)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl4]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl4-doc]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl4-gnutls-dev]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl4-nss-dev]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (4)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl4-openssl-dev]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:31:59 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]