CVE-2017-8818
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
9.8
Description
curl and libcurl before 7.57.0 on 32-bit platforms allow attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because too little memory is allocated for interfacing to an SSL library.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8818
Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2017-af0a.html
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-36
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-38
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-37
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 7.57.0-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 7.57.0-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 7.57.0-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 7.57.0-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 7.57.0-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 7.57.0-1 |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-37
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-38
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-36
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=163
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102014
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039898
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2017-af0a.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-04
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8818
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.