Re: libcurl.dll 7.84.0 and higher causes a memory ACCESS_VIOLATION error.

From: Ray Satiro via curl-library <curl-library_at_lists.haxx.se>
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2022 00:28:36 -0400

On 10/31/2022 11:13 AM, Patrick Vansevenant via curl-library wrote:
>
>
> We have been using libcurl.dll for a few years to do almost all our
> HTTP/HTTPS requests in our OpenEdge 11.7 environment (= our custom ERP
> solution).
> For more info about OpenEdge 11.7 see :
> https://www.progress.com/openedge/whats-new-11-7.
>
>
> When libcurl.dll 7.84.0 or higher is used in an OpenEdge 11.7 session,
> then the OpenEdge session crashes when the libcurl.dll is released
> from memory.
>
> A .protrace file is generated with the following error :
>
> */Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION/*
>
>
> With the following small test OpenEdge program (test_libcurl.p) we are
> able to reproduce the issue :
>
>
> /* ***************************  Definitions  ************************** */
>
> block-level on error undo, throw.
>
> /* ********************  Preprocessor Definitions  ******************** */
>
> procedure curl_global_init external "libcurl.dll" cdecl:
>   define input  parameter i-init   as long.
>   define return parameter p-Return as long.
> end procedure.
>
> procedure curl_global_cleanup external "libcurl.dll" cdecl:
> end procedure.
>
> /* ***************************  Main Block  *************************** */
> log-manager:logfile-name = "C:\OpenEdge\WRK117\test_libcurl.log".
>
> &GLOBAL-DEFINE CURL_GLOBAL_NOTHING   0
> &GLOBAL-DEFINE CURL_GLOBAL_SSL        1
> &GLOBAL-DEFINE CURL_GLOBAL_WIN32      2
> &GLOBAL-DEFINE CURL_GLOBAL_ALL ({&CURL_GLOBAL_SSL} + {&CURL_GLOBAL_WIN32})
> &GLOBAL-DEFINE CURLE_OK               0
>
> define variable iReturn     as integer no-undo.
> define variable iCurlHandle as integer no-undo.
>
> run *curl_global_init*(input {&CURL_GLOBAL_ALL}, output iReturn).
>
> log-manager:write-message(substitute("curl_global_init returned &1.",
> iReturn)).
>
> run *curl_global_cleanup*.
>
> log-manager:close-log().
>
>
> We experience no issues with libcurl.dll 7.83.1 and lower.
>
> Any idea how we can solve the above issue ?
>

curl_global_init return value is int not long type. See if you can
reproduce in C.

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Received on 2022-11-01