CVE-2017-7407
curl - security update
2.4
LOW
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.20%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-7407
To remediate CVE-2017-7407, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 7.53.1-r2 or later
- —upgrade to 7.52.1-4 or later
- —upgrade to 7.26.0-1+wheezy19 or later
Is CVE-2017-7407 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 7.53.1-r2
- from 0, < 7.52.1-4
- from 0, < 7.26.0-1+wheezy19
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | LOW2.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |