curl: FTP PWD response parser out of bounds read
Published Oct 6, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 8.46%
Description
libcurl may read outside of a heap allocated buffer when doing FTP. When libcurl connects to an FTP server and successfully logs in (anonymous or not), it asks the server for the current directory with the `PWD` command. The server then responds with a 257 response containing the path, inside double quotes. The returned path name is then kept by libcurl for subsequent uses. Due to a flaw in the string parser for this directory name, a directory name passed like this but without a closing double quote would lead to libcurl not adding a trailing NUL byte to the buffer holding the name. When libcurl would then later access the string, it could read beyond the allocated heap buffer and crash or wrongly access data beyond the buffer, thinking it was part of the path. A malicious server could abuse this fact and effectively prevent libcurl-based clients to work with it - the PWD command is always issued on new FTP connections and the mistake has a high chance of causing a segfault. The simple fact that this has issue remained undiscovered for this long could suggest that malformed PWD responses are rare in benign servers. We are not aware of any exploit of this flaw. This bug was introduced in commit [415d2e7cb7](https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/415d2e7cb7), March 2005. In libcurl version 7.56.0, the parser always zero terminates the string but also rejects it if not terminated properly with a final double quote.
Affected products
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Red Hat JBoss Core Services
jbcs-httpd24-curl
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2486
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
httpd24-curl-0:7.61.1-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3558
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
httpd24-httpd-0:2.4.34-7.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3558
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
httpd24-nghttp2-0:1.7.1-7.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3558
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
httpd24-curl-0:7.61.1-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3558
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
httpd24-httpd-0:2.4.34-7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3558
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
httpd24-nghttp2-0:1.7.1-7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3558
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUS
httpd24-curl-0:7.61.1-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3558
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUS
httpd24-httpd-0:2.4.34-7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3558
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUS
httpd24-nghttp2-0:1.7.1-7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3558
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 EUS
httpd24-curl-0:7.61.1-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3558
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 EUS
httpd24-httpd-0:2.4.34-7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3558
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 EUS
httpd24-nghttp2-0:1.7.1-7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3558
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUS
httpd24-curl-0:7.61.1-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3558
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUS
httpd24-httpd-0:2.4.34-7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3558
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUS
httpd24-nghttp2-0:1.7.1-7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3558
.NET Core 1.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
rh-dotnetcore10-curl
Out of support scope
.NET Core 1.1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
rh-dotnetcore11-curl
Out of support scope
.NET Core 2.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
rh-dotnet20-curl
Out of support scope
.NET Core 2.1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
rh-dotnet21-curl
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
curl
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
curl
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
curl
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
mingw-virt-viewer
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3
curl
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services | jbcs-httpd24-curl | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2486 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | httpd24-curl-0:7.61.1-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3558 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | httpd24-httpd-0:2.4.34-7.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3558 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | httpd24-nghttp2-0:1.7.1-7.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3558 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | httpd24-curl-0:7.61.1-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3558 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | httpd24-httpd-0:2.4.34-7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3558 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | httpd24-nghttp2-0:1.7.1-7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3558 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUS | httpd24-curl-0:7.61.1-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3558 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUS | httpd24-httpd-0:2.4.34-7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3558 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUS | httpd24-nghttp2-0:1.7.1-7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3558 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 EUS | httpd24-curl-0:7.61.1-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3558 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 EUS | httpd24-httpd-0:2.4.34-7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3558 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 EUS | httpd24-nghttp2-0:1.7.1-7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3558 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUS | httpd24-curl-0:7.61.1-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3558 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUS | httpd24-httpd-0:2.4.34-7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3558 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUS | httpd24-nghttp2-0:1.7.1-7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3558 |
| .NET Core 1.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-dotnetcore10-curl | Out of support scope | n/a |
| .NET Core 1.1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-dotnetcore11-curl | Out of support scope | n/a |
| .NET Core 2.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-dotnet20-curl | Out of support scope | n/a |
| .NET Core 2.1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-dotnet21-curl | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | curl | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | curl | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | curl | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 | curl | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
Score over time
2021-2026- EPSS v1
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- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
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- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 8.46% (0.08465) | 94.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.46% (0.08465) | 94.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.48% (0.01476) | 79.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.89% (0.00893) | 83.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 10, 2024 | 0.89% (0.00893) | 80.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 26, 2023 | 0.88% (0.00881) | 80.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01047) | 81.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2023 | 2.02% (0.02025) | 87.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.37% (0.02373) | 88.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.48% (0.02476) | 54.92th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.48% (0.02476) | 54.49th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.48% (0.02476) | 78.74th | v1 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.48% (0.02476) | 0.00th | v1 |
| Jun 29, 2021 | 2.27% (0.02273) | 0.00th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.07% (0.02069) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (15)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3992 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101115 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039509 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000254 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1495541 Issue Tracking
- https://curl.haxx.se/673d0cd8.patch x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20171004.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000254
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-04 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://support.apple.com/HT208331 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000254
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