Buffer over-read in cURL - CVE-2018-1000122

 

Buffer over-read in cURL - CVE-2018-1000122

Published: March 15, 2018 / Updated: April 12, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11108
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000122
CWE-ID: CWE-126
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or cause DoS condition.

The weakness exists due to buffer over-read. A remote attacker can cause the target application to trigger a buffer copy error in processing RTSP URLs and cause the application to crash or access potentially sensitive information on the target system.

Affected software

cURL
Debian Linux
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Amazon Linux AMI
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power
Slackware Linux
Junos OS Evolved
Fedora
curl (Alpine package)
curl
Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot
Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) for BladeCenter Systems
Flex System Integrated Management Module (IMM2)
System x Integrated Management Module (IMM2)
Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM)
Dell EMC Unisphere Central

How to mitigate CVE-2018-1000122

Update to version 7.59.0.

curl (Alpine package) - update to 7.59.0-r0
Junos OS Evolved - addressed in versions 21.4R3-S4-EVO, 22.1R3-S4-EVO, 22.3R3-S1-EVO, 22.4R2-S1-EVO, 23.2R1-EVO
Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot - update to dsyte2z-9.65
Flex System Integrated Management Module (IMM2) - update to 1AOO86D-7.00
System x Integrated Management Module (IMM2) - update to 1AOO86D-7.00
Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) for BladeCenter Systems - update to 1AOO86D-7.00-bc
Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM) - update to 2pet16d-2.5.13d
Dell EMC Unisphere Central - update to 4.0.8.23220
curl - addressed in versions 7.53.1-16.fc26, 7.55.1-10.fc27, 7.59.0-1.fc28, 7.59.0-2.fc28

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