CVE-2024-6874 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2024-6874

macidn punycode buffer overread

Vulnerability Description

libcurl's URL API function [curl_url_get()](https://curl.se/libcurl/c/curl_url_get.html) offers punycode conversions, to and from IDN. Asking to convert a name that is exactly 256 bytes, libcurl ends up reading outside of a stack based buffer when built to use the *macidn* IDN backend. The conversion function then fills up the provided buffer exactly - but does not null terminate the string. This flaw can lead to stack contents accidently getting returned as part of the converted string.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • z2_
  • z2_

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

curl
Vulnerable Versions:
8.8.0

Timeline

Official Publish: July 24th, 2024
Last Modified: February 13th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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