CVE-2018-16840
Curl Use-After-Free Heap Vulnerability
Description
A heap use-after-free flaw was found in curl versions from 7.59.0 through 7.61.1 in the code related to closing an easy handle. When closing and cleaning up an 'easy' handle in the `Curl_close()` function, the library code first frees a struct (without nulling the pointer) and might then subsequently erroneously write to a struct field within that already freed struct.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 31, 2018, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 9, 2019, 11:36 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-16840 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2018-16840.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042013 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16840 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2018-16840.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/81d135d67155c5295b1033679c606165d4e28f3f | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-03 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3805-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-16840 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-16840 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 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-416 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 11, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-03 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-03 Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 11, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-03 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 07, 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://github.com/curl/curl/commit/81d135d67155c5295b1033679c606165d4e28f3f No Types Assigned https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/81d135d67155c5295b1033679c606165d4e28f3f Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3805-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3805-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042013 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042013 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16840 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16840 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2018-16840.html No Types Assigned https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2018-16840.html Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.59.0 up to (including) 7.61.1 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:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 01, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3805-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042013 [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-2018-16840 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-16840
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.83 }} -0.34%
score
0.82296
percentile