CVE-2017-7407

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-7407
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-03 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-16 14:16:11 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 2.4 LOW from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.002770000 probability, percentile 0.511620000 (date 2026-04-21)

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a | CWE-119 CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED2.4LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary2.4LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.0[email protected]Primary2.4LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Haxx Curl 7.53.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CPU Oct 2018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
tool_writeout: fixed a buffer read overrun on --write-out · curl/curl@1890d59 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201709-14) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500117 Alpine Linux Security Update for curl
  • 503772 Alpine Linux Security Update for curl
  • 710401 Gentoo Linux cURL Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201709-14)
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