Denial of service in libcurl
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-1000254 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
libcurl Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | curl.haxx.se |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU8702
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000254
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read when parsing a directory name when connecting to an FTP server. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption, access arbitrary files and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The vulnerability is fixed in version 7.56.0.
libcurl: 7.7 - 7.55.1
External linkshttp://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20171004.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
