The ourWriteOut function in tool_writeout.c in curl 7.53.1 might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory in opportunistic circumstances by reading a workstation screen during use of a --write-out argument ending in a '%' character, which leads to a heap-based buffer over-read.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 2.4
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-curl | Aug 30, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| Amazon_linux | — | amazon-linux-upgrade-curl | Jun 23, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-curl | Apr 5, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-curl | Apr 10, 2017 | Apr 5, 2017 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-curl | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-curlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-libcurlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-libcurl-devel | Jul 23, 2019 | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-curlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-libcurlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-libcurl-devel | Sep 25, 2019 | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-curlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-libcurlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-libcurl-devel | Jun 27, 2019 | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| Oracle Solaris | oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-entire-0-5-11-0-175-3-35-0-6-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-entire-11-4-11-4-0-0-1-15-0 | Oct 19, 2018 | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| Redhat_linux | — | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Apr 4, 2017 |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-curlsuse-upgrade-curl-openssl1suse-upgrade-libcurl-develsuse-upgrade-libcurl4suse-upgrade-libcurl4-32bitsuse-upgrade-libcurl4-openssl1suse-upgrade-libcurl4-openssl1-32bitsuse-upgrade-libcurl4-openssl1-x86suse-upgrade-libcurl4-x86suse-upgrade-sles12-docker-imagesuse-upgrade-sles12sp1-docker-imagesuse-upgrade-sles12sp2-docker-image | Apr 19, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-curlubuntu-upgrade-libcurl3ubuntu-upgrade-libcurl3-gnutlsubuntu-upgrade-libcurl3-nss | Oct 10, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 |
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