CVE-2018-16842 MEDIUM

CVE-2018-16842

Vendor The Curl Project

Product curl:

Weakness CWE-125

Published October 31, 2018

Last update April 15, 2026

View on NVD All CVEs

CVSS base score

4.4/10

Attack vector Local

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 31, 2018 CVE published

April 15, 2026 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16842 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

Related vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-16842

01Description

02Disclosure timeline

03References

04Related CVE