VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-16842
Curl versions 7.14.1 through 7.61.1 are vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the tool_msgs.c:voutf() function that may result in information exposure and denial of service.
CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 2.10%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Curl versions 7.14.1 through 7.61.1 are vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the tool_msgs.c:voutf() function that may result in information exposure and denial of service.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.10% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- haxx/curl · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042014Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2181
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16842Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2018-16842.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/d530e92f59ae9bb2d47066c3c460b25d2ffeb211Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-03Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3805-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3805-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4331Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042014Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2181
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16842Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2018-16842.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/d530e92f59ae9bb2d47066c3c460b25d2ffeb211Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-03Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3805-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3805-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4331Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.