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CRITICAL
CVE-2018-1000300
"curl FTP Connection Reply Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability"
Description

curl version curl 7.54.1 to and including curl 7.59.0 contains a CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in denial of service and more that can result in curl might overflow a heap based memory buffer when closing down an FTP connection with very long server command replies.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in curl < 7.54.1 and curl >= 7.60.0.

INFO

Published Date :

May 24, 2018, 1:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-1000300 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-1000300 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Haxx curl
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-2018-1000300.

URL Resource
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html Patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104207 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040933 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2018-82c2.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-05 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3648-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html Patch

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-1000300 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-1000300 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.

  • 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 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-05 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-05 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html Patch
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 16, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-05 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 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 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040933 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040933 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3648-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3648-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2018-82c2.html No Types Assigned https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2018-82c2.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104207 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104207 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) 7.59.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3648-1/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040933 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104207 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.35 }} 0.02%

score

0.86395

percentile

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