CVE-2018-0500
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.0
Description
Curl_smtp_escape_eob in lib/smtp.c in curl 7.54.1 to and including curl 7.60.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow that might be exploitable by an attacker who can control the data that curl transmits over SMTP with certain settings (i.e., use of a nonstandard --limit-rate argument or CURLOPT_BUFFERSIZE value).
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
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
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 7.61.0-1 |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 7.61.0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 7.61.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 7.61.0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 7.61.0-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 7.61.0-1 |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201807-9
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201807-8
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201807-7
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201807-6
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201807-5
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201807-10
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0500.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-0500
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.