CVE-2018-16842
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
8.0
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16842
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16842.html
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201811-4
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 7.62.0-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 7.62.0-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 7.62.0-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 7.62.0-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 7.62.0-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 7.62.0-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.