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CVE-2026-107928

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Description

When curl is built with GnuTLS, a malicious WebSocket server can make curl send memory past its send buffer. This is due to an out of bounds read following when `gnutls_record_send()` returns a number of bytes sent **greater than the number of bytes it was given to send**. GnuTLS does that after a blocked send.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.1 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9
Published
2026-10-20 21:17:15.470000
Last modified
2026-10-30 17:17:12.533000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-107928",
  "sourceIdentifier": "2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9",
  "published": "2026-10-20T21:17:15.470",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T17:17:12.533",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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      "value": "When curl is built with GnuTLS, a malicious WebSocket server can make curl\nsend memory past its send buffer. This is due to an out of bounds read\nfollowing when `gnutls_record_send()` returns a number of bytes sent **greater\nthan the number of bytes it was given to send**. GnuTLS does that after a\nblocked send."
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