CVE-2018-16890
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: August 31, 2023
Description
libcurl versions from 7.36.0 to before 7.64.0 is vulnerable to a heap buffer out-of-bounds read. The function handling incoming NTLM type-2 messages (`lib/vauth/ntlm.c:ntlm_decode_type2_target`) does not validate incoming data correctly and is subject to an integer overflow vulnerability. Using that overflow, a malicious or broken NTLM server could trick libcurl to accept a bad length + offset combination that would lead to a buffer read out-of-bounds.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | curl | Not affected (8.2.1-r0) |
| Stream | curl | Not affected (8.2.1-r0) |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106947
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3701
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16890
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-436177.pdf
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2018-16890.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8338a0f605bdbb3a6098bb76f666a95fc2b2f53f37fa1ecc89f1146f%40%3Cdevnull.infra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8338a0f605bdbb3a6098bb76f666a95fc2b2f53f37fa1ecc89f1146f@%3Cdevnull.infra.apache.org%3E
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190315-0001/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03314397?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03314397?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3882-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4386
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html