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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-16842

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.
Publish Date : 2018-10-31 Last Update Date : 2019-08-06
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
6.4
Confidentiality Impact Partial (There is considerable informational disclosure.)
Integrity Impact None (There is no impact to the integrity of the system)
Availability Impact Partial (There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s) Denial Of Service
CWE ID 125

- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
RHSA-2019:2181: curl security and bug fix update (Low) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20192181 unix
OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2018-16842

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 OS Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
2 OS Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
3 OS Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
4 OS Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
5 OS Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.10 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
6 OS Debian Debian Linux 8.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
7 OS Debian Debian Linux 9.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
8 Application Haxx Curl * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 5
Debian Debian Linux 2
Haxx Curl 1

- References For CVE-2018-16842

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16842 CONFIRM
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2181
REDHAT RHSA-2019:2181
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00005.html
MLIST [debian-lts-announce] 20181106 [SECURITY] [DLA 1568-1] curl security update
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042014
SECTRACK 1042014
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3805-2/
UBUNTU USN-3805-2
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4331
DEBIAN DSA-4331
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3805-1/
UBUNTU USN-3805-1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-03
GENTOO GLSA-201903-03
https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/d530e92f59ae9bb2d47066c3c460b25d2ffeb211 CONFIRM
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2018-16842.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2018-16842

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)
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