DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7407

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7407

    Published: 3 Apr 2017Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-7407

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7407

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: curl

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/curl?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7.52.1-4

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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