Low severity2.4NVD Advisory· Published Apr 3, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-7407
CVE-2017-7407
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.
Affected products
1Patches
11890d5990541https://github.com/curl/curlvia nvd-ref
Vulnerability mechanics
Generated on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.
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