CVE-2017-7407

Published Apr 3, 2017

Last updated 5 years ago

Overview

Description
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.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Modified

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

Type
Primary
Base score
2.4
Impact score
1.4
Exploitability score
0.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Severity
LOW

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
2.1
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-119

Configurations