Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-38434

HighPublic PoC

Published: 18 July 2023

Published
18 July 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0185 83.4th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-38434 is a high-severity Double Free (CWE-415) vulnerability in Xhttp Project Xhttp. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 16.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

xHTTP 72f812d has a double free in close_connection in xhttp.c via a malformed HTTP request method.

CWE(s)
CWE-415

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

xhttp project
xhttp
all versions

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References