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CVE-2017-8817
The FTP wildcard function in curl and libcurl before 7.57.0...
Vulnerability Description
The FTP wildcard function in curl and libcurl before 7.57.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a string that ends with an '[' character.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-04
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102057
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00040.html
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=162
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2017-ae72.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039897
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4051
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
curl and libcurl before 7.57.0
Vulnerable Versions:
curl and libcurl before 7.57.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 29th, 2017
Last Modified:
April 15th, 2026
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.