CVE-2018-16842
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.16%
Description
Curl versions 7.14.1 through 7.61.1 are vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the tool_msgs.c:voutf() function that may result in information exposure and denial of service.
How to fix CVE-2018-16842
To remediate CVE-2018-16842, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/curl—upgrade to 7.62.0-r0 or later
- Debian/curl—upgrade to 7.62.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-16842 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 7.62.0-r0
- from 0, < 7.62.0-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |