CVE-2018-16842

Published: 31 October 2018

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.

Priority

CVSS 3 base score: 9.1

Status

Package	Release	Status
curl Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Released (7.58.0-2ubuntu3.5)
	cosmic	Released (7.61.0-1ubuntu2.2)
	precise	Released (7.22.0-3ubuntu4.24)
	trusty	Released (7.35.0-1ubuntu2.19)
	upstream	Pending (7.62.0)
	xenial	Released (7.47.0-1ubuntu2.11)

References

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16842
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2018-16842.html
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3805-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3805-2
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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