QID 375471

QID 375471: Curl Heap Buffer Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability

cURL is a computer software project providing a library and command-line tool for transferring data using various protocols.

libcurl contains a heap buffer out-of-bounds read flaw. The function handling incoming NTLM type-2 messages does not validate incoming data correctly and is subject to an integer overflow vulnerability.

Affected Versions:
curl version 7.36.0 to 7.63.0

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
It invokes curl --version command to check the vulnerable version of cURL

A malicious or broken NTLM server could trick libcurl to accept a bad length + offset combination that would lead to a buffer read out-of-bounds.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
  • Solution
    Customers are advised to upgrade to curl 7.64.0 or higher versions.
    For more information please visit here
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 375471

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    CVE-2018-16890 URL Logo curl.se/docs/CVE-2018-16890.html
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