By permanently omitting the final control-response line, a malicious FTP, IMAP, POP3, or SMTP server can exploit libcurl and completely bypass its configured transfer timeout mechanism, indefinitely blocking all concurrent transfers bound to the same multi-handle.
History

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in curl. When communicating with a malicious server using protocols such as FTP, IMAP, POP3, or SMTP, the server can trigger an infinite loop by continuously transmitting data while omitting the final control response line. This behavior bypasses configured transfer timeouts, indefinitely blocking concurrent transfers and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS). By permanently omitting the final control-response line, a malicious FTP, IMAP, POP3, or SMTP server can exploit libcurl and completely bypass its configured transfer timeout mechanism, indefinitely blocking all concurrent transfers bound to the same multi-handle.
Title curl: curl: never-ending loop via server response omission never-ending loop via server response omission
References

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Curl
Curl curl
Vendors & Products Curl
Curl curl

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in curl. When communicating with a malicious server using protocols such as FTP, IMAP, POP3, or SMTP, the server can trigger an infinite loop by continuously transmitting data while omitting the final control response line. This behavior bypasses configured transfer timeouts, indefinitely blocking concurrent transfers and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Title curl: curl: never-ending loop via server response omission
Weaknesses CWE-835
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

threat_severity

Low


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: curl

Published: 2026-10-20T20:19:14.672Z

Updated: 2026-10-20T20:19:14.672Z

Reserved: 2026-09-16T08:12:45.613Z

Link: CVE-2026-92387

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-20T21:17:21.133

Modified: 2026-10-22T17:21:57.293

Link: CVE-2026-92387

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-10-14T12:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-92387 - Bugzilla