Vulnerability identifier: #VU9458

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8816

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
libcurl
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: curl.haxx.se

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to buffer overflow in the NTLM authentication process. A remote unauthenticated attacker can use vectors involving long user and password fields, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation
Update to version 7.57.0.

Vulnerable software versions

libcurl: 7.56.0 - 7.56.1

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External links
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2017-12e7.html

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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.