VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-7407

CVSS score2.4 LOW
EPSS probability0.58%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-04-03
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references