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Medium
CVE-2018-16839
Curl versions 7.33.0 through 7.61.1 are vulnerable to a buffer...
Vulnerability Description
Curl versions 7.33.0 through 7.61.1 are vulnerable to a buffer overrun in the SASL authentication code that may lead to denial of service.
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/201903-03
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4331
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00005.html
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2018-16839.html
- https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/f3a24d7916b9173c69a3e0ee790102993833d6c5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16839
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042012
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3805-1/
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8338a0f605bdbb3a6098bb76f666a95fc2b2f53f37fa1ecc89f1146f%40%3Cdevnull.infra.apache.org%3E
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Affected Vendor
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curl:
Vulnerable Versions:
from 7.33.0 to 7.61.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 31st, 2018
Last Modified:
April 15th, 2026
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L