curl: SMB send off unrelated memory contents
Published Jun 22, 2015
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.30%
Description
The smb_request_state function in cURL and libcurl 7.40.0 through 7.42.1 allows remote SMB servers to obtain sensitive information from memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via crafted length and offset values.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- ≤ 7.5.3.1
Configuration 3
- 12.1.4
- 12.2.2
- 12.3.2
- 3.0.1
- 3.1.2
No data.
Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.1
curl
Not affected
Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.2
curl
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
curl
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
curl
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
curl
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.1 | curl | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.2 | curl | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | curl | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | curl | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | curl | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of curl as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7, as they did not include support for SMB/CIFS.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (42 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.30% (0.08302) | 94.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 8.30% (0.08302) | 94.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.33% (0.09334) | 94.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 5.13% (0.05127) | 89.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 11.34% (0.11338) | 93.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 5.13% (0.05127) | 89.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 11.34% (0.11338) | 93.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 5.13% (0.05127) | 89.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 11.34% (0.11338) | 93.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 5.13% (0.05127) | 89.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 11.34% (0.11338) | 93.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 5.13% (0.05127) | 89.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 11.34% (0.11338) | 93.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 5.13% (0.05127) | 89.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 2.78% (0.02783) | 85.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 9.37% (0.09369) | 92.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 2.53% (0.02529) | 84.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 7.09% (0.07092) | 91.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 2.53% (0.02529) | 84.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 7.09% (0.07092) | 91.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 2.78% (0.02783) | 85.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 9.37% (0.09369) | 92.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 2.78% (0.02783) | 85.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 9.37% (0.09369) | 92.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 22, 2025 | 2.78% (0.02783) | 85.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 18, 2025 | 5.13% (0.05127) | 89.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 7.11% (0.07109) | 91.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 13.66% (0.13657) | 93.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 12, 2025 | 7.11% (0.07109) | 90.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.71% (0.03706) | 86.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.27% (0.13266) | 90.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.71% (0.03706) | 87.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.12% (0.01122) | 85.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2024 | 1.12% (0.01122) | 84.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 22, 2023 | 1.12% (0.01122) | 82.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.98% (0.00979) | 81.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 81.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.90% (0.00895) | 80.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20150617B.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160660.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75387 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036371 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3237 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233814 Issue Tracking
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3237
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-02 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3237
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