CVE-2018-16842

MEDIUM

Curl <7.62 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-03
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4331
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00005.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2018-16842.html
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16842
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042014
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3805-2/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3805-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2181

Scores

CVSS v3 4.4
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 36.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (9)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.10
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
haxx/curl 7.14.1 - 7.61.1
The Curl Project/curl: from 7.14.1 to 7.61.1
Published Oct 31, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026