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.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-883-1 | curl security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-16431 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3441-1 | curl vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3441-2 | curl vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-16T13:44:39.758Z
Reserved: 2017-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-7407
Updated: 2024-08-05T16:04:11.297Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-04-03T20:59:00.247
Modified: 2026-04-16T14:16:11.270
Link: CVE-2017-7407
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN