UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16842

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16842
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16842.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16842
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2018-10-31T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:45:01Z
Severity
  • 9.1 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 4.4 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / curl

Package

Name
curl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/curl@7.35.0-1ubuntu2.19?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.19

Affected versions

7.*

7.32.0-1ubuntu1
7.33.0-1ubuntu1
7.34.0-1ubuntu1
7.35.0-1ubuntu1
7.35.0-1ubuntu2
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.1
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.2
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.3
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.5
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.6
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.7
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.8
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.9
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.10
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.11
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.12
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.13
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.14
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.15
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.16
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "7.35.0-1ubuntu2.19",
            "binary_name": "curl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.35.0-1ubuntu2.19",
            "binary_name": "libcurl3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.35.0-1ubuntu2.19",
            "binary_name": "libcurl3-gnutls"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.35.0-1ubuntu2.19",
            "binary_name": "libcurl3-nss"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.35.0-1ubuntu2.19",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-gnutls-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.35.0-1ubuntu2.19",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-nss-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.35.0-1ubuntu2.19",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-openssl-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / curl

Package

Name
curl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/curl@7.47.0-1ubuntu2.11?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.47.0-1ubuntu2.11

Affected versions

7.*

7.43.0-1ubuntu2
7.45.0-1ubuntu1
7.46.0-1ubuntu1
7.47.0-1ubuntu1
7.47.0-1ubuntu2
7.47.0-1ubuntu2.1
7.47.0-1ubuntu2.2
7.47.0-1ubuntu2.3
7.47.0-1ubuntu2.4
7.47.0-1ubuntu2.5
7.47.0-1ubuntu2.6
7.47.0-1ubuntu2.7
7.47.0-1ubuntu2.8
7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "7.47.0-1ubuntu2.11",
            "binary_name": "curl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.47.0-1ubuntu2.11",
            "binary_name": "libcurl3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.47.0-1ubuntu2.11",
            "binary_name": "libcurl3-gnutls"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.47.0-1ubuntu2.11",
            "binary_name": "libcurl3-nss"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.47.0-1ubuntu2.11",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-gnutls-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.47.0-1ubuntu2.11",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-nss-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.47.0-1ubuntu2.11",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-openssl-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / curl

Package

Name
curl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/curl@7.58.0-2ubuntu3.5?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.58.0-2ubuntu3.5

Affected versions

7.*

7.55.1-1ubuntu2
7.55.1-1ubuntu2.1
7.57.0-1ubuntu1
7.58.0-2ubuntu1
7.58.0-2ubuntu2
7.58.0-2ubuntu3
7.58.0-2ubuntu3.1
7.58.0-2ubuntu3.2
7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "7.58.0-2ubuntu3.5",
            "binary_name": "curl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.58.0-2ubuntu3.5",
            "binary_name": "libcurl3-gnutls"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.58.0-2ubuntu3.5",
            "binary_name": "libcurl3-nss"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.58.0-2ubuntu3.5",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.58.0-2ubuntu3.5",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-gnutls-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.58.0-2ubuntu3.5",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-nss-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.58.0-2ubuntu3.5",
            "binary_name": "libcurl4-openssl-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}