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CVE-2017-7407
LOW · CVSS 2.4
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-04-03T20:59:00.247 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:24:17.330

Summary

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.

Affected products

haxx — curl

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References

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