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CVE-2018-16842 (GCVE-0-2018-16842)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-10-31 19:00 – Updated: 2026-04-15 20:56
VLAI
Summary
Curl versions 7.14.1 through 7.61.1 are vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the tool_msgs.c:voutf() function that may result in information exposure and denial of service.
Severity
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-15 20:56 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
The Curl Project curl: Affected: from 7.14.1 to 7.61.1
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Date Public
2018-10-31 00:00
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