# CVE-2024-7264: ASN.1 date parser overread

- Also known as: CURL-CVE-2024-7264
- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-31 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- curl: 8.9.0 only; 8.8.0 only; 8.7.1 only; 8.7.0 only; 8.6.0 only; 8.5.0 only; 8.4.0 only; 8.3.0 only; 8.2.1 only; 8.2.0 only; 8.1.2 only; 8.1.1 only; 8.1.0 only; 8.0.1 only; 8.0.0 only; 7.88.1 only; 7.88.0 only; 7.87.0 only; 7.86.0 only; 7.85.0 only; 7.84.0 only; 7.83.1 only; 7.83.0 only; 7.82.0 only; 7.81.0 only; 7.80.0 only; 7.79.1 only; 7.79.0 only; 7.78.0 only; 7.77.0 only; 7.76.1 only; 7.76.0 only; 7.75.0 only; 7.74.0 only; 7.73.0 only; 7.72.0 only; 7.71.1 only; 7.71.0 only; 7.70.0 only; 7.69.1 only; 7.69.0 only; 7.68.0 only; 7.67.0 only; 7.66.0 only; 7.65.3 only; 7.65.2 only; 7.65.1 only; 7.65.0 only; 7.64.1 only; 7.64.0 only; 7.63.0 only; 7.62.0 only; 7.61.1 only; 7.61.0 only; 7.60.0 only; 7.59.0 only; 7.58.0 only; 7.57.0 only; 7.56.1 only; 7.56.0 only; 7.55.1 only; 7.55.0 only; 7.54.1 only; 7.54.0 only; 7.53.1 only; 7.53.0 only; 7.52.1 only; 7.52.0 only; 7.51.0 only; 7.50.3 only; 7.50.2 only; 7.50.1 only; 7.50.0 only; 7.49.1 only; 7.49.0 only; 7.48.0 only; 7.47.1 only; 7.47.0 only; 7.46.0 only; 7.45.0 only; 7.44.0 only; 7.43.0 only; 7.42.1 only; 7.42.0 only; 7.41.0 only; 7.40.0 only; 7.39.0 only; 7.38.0 only; 7.37.1 only; 7.37.0 only; 7.36.0 only; 7.35.0 only; 7.34.0 only; 7.33.0 only; 7.32.0 only

## Description

libcurl's ASN1 parser code has the `GTime2str()` function, used for parsing an ASN.1 Generalized Time field. If given an syntactically incorrect field, the parser might end up using -1 for the length of the *time fraction*, leading to a `strlen()` getting performed on a pointer to a heap buffer area that is not (purposely) null terminated. This flaw most likely leads to a crash, but can also lead to heap contents getting returned to the application when [CURLINFO_CERTINFO](https://curl.se/libcurl/c/CURLINFO_CERTINFO.html) is used.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on curl, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2024-7264.json
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2024-7264.html
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2629968
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/31/1

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