CVE-2018-0500
Curl SMTP Buffer Overflow
Description
Curl_smtp_escape_eob in lib/smtp.c in curl 7.54.1 to and including curl 7.60.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow that might be exploitable by an attacker who can control the data that curl transmits over SMTP with certain settings (i.e., use of a nonstandard --limit-rate argument or CURLOPT_BUFFERSIZE value).
INFO
Published Date :
July 11, 2018, 1:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-0500.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041280 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2018-70a2.html | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/ba1dbd78e5f1ed67c1b8d37ac89d90e5e330b628 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-04 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3710-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-0500 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 29, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-04 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-04 Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 21, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-04 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3710-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3710-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/ba1dbd78e5f1ed67c1b8d37ac89d90e5e330b628 No Types Assigned https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/ba1dbd78e5f1ed67c1b8d37ac89d90e5e330b628 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2018-70a2.html No Types Assigned https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2018-70a2.html Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041280 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041280 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.54.1 up to (including) 7.60.0 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 17, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 01, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Curl_smtp_escape_eob in lib/smtp.c in curl before 7.61.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow that might be exploitable by an attacker who can control the data that curl transmits over SMTP with certain settings (i.e., use of a nonstandard --limit-rate argument or CURLOPT_BUFFERSIZE value). Curl_smtp_escape_eob in lib/smtp.c in curl 7.54.1 to and including curl 7.60.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow that might be exploitable by an attacker who can control the data that curl transmits over SMTP with certain settings (i.e., use of a nonstandard --limit-rate argument or CURLOPT_BUFFERSIZE value). -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3710-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041280 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-0500 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-0500
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.33 }} -0.08%
score
0.84454
percentile