CVE-2017-8816
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CVE-2017-8816 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The NTLM authentication feature in curl and libcurl before 7.57.0 on 32-bit platforms allows attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow, and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving long user and password fields.. EPSS estimates a 8.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The NTLM authentication feature in curl and libcurl before 7.57.0 on 32-bit platforms allows attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow, and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving long user and password fields.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Haxx | Curl | > 7.36.0, <= 7.56.1 |
| Haxx | Libcurl | >= 7.36.0, <= 7.56.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
References
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=161Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101998Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039896Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2017-12e7.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-04Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4051Third Party Advisory
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=161Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101998Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039896Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2017-12e7.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-04Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4051Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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