cURL 7.53.1 tool_writeout.c ourWriteOut --write-out information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in cURL 7.53.1. Affected is the function ourWriteOut of the file tool_writeout.c. Executing a manipulation of the argument --write-out as part of Argument can lead to information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7407. The physical device can be targeted for the attack. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability has been found in cURL 7.53.1 (Network Utility Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function ourWriteOut of the file tool_writeout.c. The manipulation of the argument --write-out as part of a Argument leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 04/04/2017. The weakness was shared 04/03/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-7407 since 04/03/2017. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99188 (Debian DLA-883-1 : 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 170324 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for curl (SUSE-SU-2017:2312-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (99188). The entries VDB-90449, VDB-91385, VDB-91680 and VDB-91681 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 99188
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-883-1 : curl security update
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for curl FEDORA-2017-b38b98727e
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: RHSA-2018:3558
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CVE: CVE-2017-7407 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7407
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99274
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-7407 - cURL - Buffer Over-Read Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2017 08:53
Updated: 11/27/2022 06:41
Changes: 04/04/2017 08:53 (74), 08/25/2020 16:14 (5), 11/27/2022 06:41 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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