CVE-2023-38434
xHTTP 72f812d has a double free in close_connection in xhttp.c via a malformed HTTP request method.
xHTTP 72f812d has a double free in close_connection in xhttp.c via a malformed HTTP request method.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
xHTTP 72f812d has a double free in close_connection in xhttp.c via a malformed HTTP request method.
- Record
CVE-2023-38434- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-415
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
xHTTP 72f812d has a double free in close_connection in xhttp.c via a malformed HTTP request method.
- Record
CVE-2023-38434- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-42251 No score
xHTTP 72f812d has a double free in close_connection in xhttp.c via a malformed HTTP request method.
- Record
EUVD-2023-42251- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3pqf-r292-qjw2
xHTTP 72f812d has a double free in close_connection in xhttp.c via a malformed HTTP request method.
xHTTP 72f812d has a double free in close_connection in xhttp.c via a malformed HTTP request method.
- Record
GHSA-3pqf-r292-qjw2- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-415
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
xHTTP 72f812d has a double free in close_connection in xhttp.c via a malformed HTTP request method.
- Record
CVE-2023-38434- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Halcy0nic/CVE-2023-38434 | 2023-07-18 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-38434 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Xhttp Project Xhttp, published July 18, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.08%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.