CVE-2017-8818
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
curl and libcurl before 7.57.0 on 32-bit platforms allow attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because too little memory is allocated for interfacing to an SSL library.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 7.57.0-1 |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 7.57.0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 7.57.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 7.57.0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 7.57.0-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 7.57.0-1 |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-37
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-38
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-36
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=163
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102014
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039898
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2017-af0a.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-04
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8818
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.