cURL/libcURL up to 7.56.x FTP Wildcard out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in cURL and libcURL up to 7.56.x (Network Utility Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component FTP Wildcard Handler. The manipulation with the input value [ leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 11/29/2017. The weakness was shared 11/29/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at curl.haxx.se. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-8817 since 05/07/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104861 (Debian DSA-4051-1 : curl - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370738 (Apple macOS High Sierra 10.13.3, Security Update 2018-001 Sierra, and Security Update 2018-001 El Capitan Not Installed (Meltdown)).

Upgrading to version 7.57.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (104861). The entries 110053, 111325, 112574 and 112575 are related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 104861
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-4051-1 : curl - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703794
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 4051-1 (curl - security update)
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Upgrade: cURL/libcURL 7.57.0

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Advisory: RHSA-2018:3558
Researcher: Adam Mariš
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-8817 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1039897
SecurityFocus: 102057 - cURL/libcURL CVE-2017-8817 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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Created: 11/30/2017 08:12
Updated: 01/16/2023 14:47
Changes: 11/30/2017 08:12 (76), 12/11/2019 09:40 (5), 01/25/2021 10:47 (3), 01/25/2021 10:53 (1), 01/16/2023 14:47 (3)
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