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CVE-2017-8817

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 11.18%

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CVE-2017-8817 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The FTP wildcard function in curl and libcurl before 7.57.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a string that ends with an '[' character.. EPSS estimates a 11.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The FTP wildcard function in curl and libcurl before 7.57.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a string that ends with an '[' character.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability
11.18%

95.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
HaxxCurl>= 7.21.0, <= 7.56.1
HaxxLibcurl> 7.21.0, <= 7.56.1
DebianDebian Linux8.0
DebianDebian Linux9.0

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-8817?
The FTP wildcard function in curl and libcurl before 7.57.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a string that ends with an '[' character.
How severe is CVE-2017-8817?
CVE-2017-8817 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 11.18% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8817?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST