CVE-2018-0500
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
Curl_smtp_escape_eob in lib/smtp.c in curl 7.54.1 to and including curl 7.60.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow that might be exploitable by an attacker who can control the data that curl transmits over SMTP with certain settings (i.e., use of a nonstandard --limit-rate argument or CURLOPT_BUFFERSIZE value).
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-0500
- Assigner
- security@debian.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-07-11T13:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-08-24T17:37:01
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 7.54.1 | 7.60.0 |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/ba1dbd78e5f1ed67c1b8d37ac89d90e5e330b628 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2018-70a2.html | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3710-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041280 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-04 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0500 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0500 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:28:40 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 09:45:12 | 2018-07-11T13:29Z | 2018-07-11T13:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 09:45:12 | 2020-08-24T17:37:01 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 09:45:12 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |