CVE-2017-7407
low-risk
Published 2017-04-03
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.28% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 2.4/10
Low
PHYSICAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (8)
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity
10/34 · Low
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal