Medium severity4.4NVD Advisory· Published Oct 31, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-16842
CVE-2018-16842
Description
Curl versions 7.14.1 through 7.61.1 are vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the tool_msgs.c:voutf() function that may result in information exposure and denial of service.
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Affected products
17- osv-coords15 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/curl&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Studio%20Onsite%201.3pkg:rpm/suse/curl-openssl1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011-SECURITY
< 7.79.1-1.1+ 14 more
- (no CPE)range: < 7.79.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.37.0-37.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.60.0-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.60.0-3.14.3
- (no CPE)range: < 7.37.0-70.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.37.0-37.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.60.0-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.37.0-70.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.37.0-37.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.60.0-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.37.0-70.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.37.0-37.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.60.0-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.19.7-1.20.53.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.37.0-70.38.1
- The Curl Project/curl:v5Range: from 7.14.1 to 7.61.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2018-16842.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/curl/curl/commit/d530e92f59ae9bb2d47066c3c460b25d2ffeb211nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1042014nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00005.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-03nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3805-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3805-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4331nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2181nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.htmlnvd
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