<p>Upgrade <code>Alpine:3.15</code> <code>curl</code> to version 7.62.0-r0 or higher.</p>

Out-of-bounds Read Affecting curl package, versions <7.62.0-r0

Snyk CVSS

Attack Complexity Low

Confidentiality High

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS 1.07% (84^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE315-CURL-1926846
published 2 Dec 2018
disclosed 31 Oct 2018

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Introduced: 31 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-16842 Open this link in a new tab CWE-125 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.15 curl to version 7.62.0-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream curl package and not the curl package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.15 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.