CVE-2017-8817

curl: FTP wildcard out of bounds read

Published Nov 29, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 11.2% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1195-1 curl security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4051-1 curl security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-17760 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3498-1 curl vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3498-2 curl vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01426}

epss

{'score': 0.01608}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
debian
Published
Updated
Apr 15, 2026, 8:59 PM
Reserved
May 7, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 29, 2017, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:27 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 29, 2017, 12:00 AM