Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-1000099
When asking to get a file from a file:// URL, libcurl provides a feature that outputs meta-data about the file using HTTP-like headers. The code doing this would send the wrong buffer to the user (stdout or the application's provide callback), which could lead to other private data from the heap to get inadvertently displayed. The wrong buffer was an uninitialized memory area allocated on the heap and if it turned out to not contain any zero byte, it would continue and display the data following that buffer in memory.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-1000099
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.22%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 59 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-1000099
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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nvd@nist.gov |
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
2.8
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3.6
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nvd@nist.gov |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-1000099
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-1000099
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https://curl.haxx.se/0809C.patch
curl: page not foundPatch;Vendor Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-14
cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201709-14) — Gentoo securityPatch;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20170809C.html
curl - FILE buffer read out of bounds - CVE-2017-1000099Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039119
cURL 'file://' URL Processing Bug Lets Local Users View Portions of System Memory on the Target System - SecurityTrackerThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100281
Curl CVE-2017-1000099 Local Information Disclosure VulnerabilityVDB Entry;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2017-1000099
- cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.54.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*