SB2018111520 - Fedora 28 update for curl
Published: November 15, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018111520
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16842)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read in the tool_msgs.c:voutf() function. A remote unauthenticated attacker can specially crafted data, trigger memory corruption to read back out-of-buffer data and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.