CVE-2017-8817

Description

The FTP wildcard function in curl and libcurl before 7.57.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a string that ends with an '[' character.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.36% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory haxx.se
Affected: n/a curl and libcurl before 7.57.0
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-04 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102057 vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00040.html mailing list
http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=162 third party advisory
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2017-ae72.html mitigation vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039897 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4051 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8817?
CVE-2017-8817 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-8817?
To fix CVE-2017-8817, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-8817 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-8817 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-8817?
CVE-2017-8817 affects n/a curl and libcurl before 7.57.0.
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