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CVE-2017-7407

LOW

2.4

Description

The ourWriteOut function in tool_writeout.c in curl 7.53.1 might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory in opportunistic circumstances by reading a workstation screen during use of a --write-out argument ending in a '%' character, which leads to a heap-based buffer over-read.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score2.4

SeverityLOW

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack VectorPHYSICAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published4/3/2017

Last Modified4/16/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

haxx:curl

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119CWE-119

References

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html(cve@mitre.org)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/1890d59905414ab84a35892b2e45833654aa5c13(cve@mitre.org)

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-14(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/1890d59905414ab84a35892b2e45833654aa5c13(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-14(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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