Out-of-bounds Write Affecting curl package, versions <7.60.0-r0


0.0
critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.33% (86th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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Red Hat
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE318-CURL-5511914
  • published 24 May 2018
  • disclosed 24 May 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.18 curl to version 7.60.0-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:3.18 relevant fixed versions and status.

curl version curl 7.54.1 to and including curl 7.59.0 contains a CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in denial of service and more that can result in curl might overflow a heap based memory buffer when closing down an FTP connection with very long server command replies.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in curl < 7.54.1 and curl >= 7.60.0.