CVE-2018-1000121
A NULL pointer dereference exists in curl 7.21.0 to and including curl 7.58.0 in the LDAP code that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A NULL pointer dereference exists in curl 7.21.0 to and including curl 7.58.0 in the LDAP code that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 9.21% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · haxx/curl · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · oracle/communications webrtc session controller · oracle/enterprise manager ops center · oracle/peoplesoft enterprise peopletools
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 9.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmlPatch
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.htmlPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103415Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040529Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3157Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0544
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0594
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2018-97a2.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3598-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3598-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4136Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmlPatch
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.htmlPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103415Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040529Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3157Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0544
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0594
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2018-97a2.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3598-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3598-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4136Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.