Out-of-Bounds Affecting curl package, versions <7.53.1-r2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE315-CURL-1927123
  • published3 Apr 2017
  • disclosed3 Apr 2017

Introduced: 3 Apr 2017

CVE-2017-7407  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.15 curl to version 7.53.1-r2 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.

The ourWriteOut function in tool_writeout.c in curl 7.53.1 might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory in opportunistic circumstances by reading a workstation screen during use of a --write-out argument ending in a '%' character, which leads to a heap-based buffer over-read.

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