#VU7882 Out-of-bounds read in libcurl and cURL - CVE-2017-1000099
Published: August 15, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7882
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000099
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libcurl
cURL
libcurl
cURL
Software vendor:
curl.haxx.se
curl.haxx.se
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists due to out-of bounds read. A local attacker can load a specially crafted 'file://' URL to cause the curl application to return data from system memory.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
The weakness exists due to out-of bounds read. A local attacker can load a specially crafted 'file://' URL to cause the curl application to return data from system memory.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
Remediation
Update to version 7.55.0.