curl: NTLM password overflow via integer overflow
Published Sep 5, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 11.12%
Description
curl before version 7.61.1 is vulnerable to a buffer overrun in the NTLM authentication code. The internal function Curl_ntlm_core_mk_nt_hash multiplies the length of the password by two (SUM) to figure out how large temporary storage area to allocate from the heap. The length value is then subsequently used to iterate over the password and generate output into the allocated storage buffer. On systems with a 32 bit size_t, the math to calculate SUM triggers an integer overflow when the password length exceeds 2GB (2^31 bytes). This integer overflow usually causes a very small buffer to actually get allocated instead of the intended very huge one, making the use of that buffer end up in a heap buffer overflow. (This bug is almost identical to CVE-2017-8816.)
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Curl Defaultn/a
- Version 7.61.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Curl | n/a |
|
Configuration 2
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 18.04
Configuration 3
- 9.0
Configuration 4
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 7.4
- 7.5
- 7.6
No data.
Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4 for RHEL 7
ansible-tower-34/ansible-tower-memcached:1.4.15-28
Fixed · RHBA-2020:0547
Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4 for RHEL 7
ansible-tower-35/ansible-tower-memcached:1.4.15-28
Fixed · RHBA-2020:0547
Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4 for RHEL 7
ansible-tower-37/ansible-tower-memcached-rhel7:1.4.15-28
Fixed · RHBA-2020:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
curl-0:7.29.0-51.el7_6.3
Fixed · RHSA-2019:1880
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 8
curl
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Core Services
jbcs-httpd24-curl
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3
curl
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4 for RHEL 7 | ansible-tower-34/ansible-tower-memcached:1.4.15-28 | Fixed | RHBA-2020:0547 |
| Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4 for RHEL 7 | ansible-tower-35/ansible-tower-memcached:1.4.15-28 | Fixed | RHBA-2020:0547 |
| Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4 for RHEL 7 | ansible-tower-37/ansible-tower-memcached-rhel7:1.4.15-28 | Fixed | RHBA-2020:0547 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | curl-0:7.29.0-51.el7_6.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:1880 |
| 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 8 | curl | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services | jbcs-httpd24-curl | Not affected | 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:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Apr 15, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 11.12% (0.11115) | 95.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.82% (0.10823) | 95.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 57.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 15.59% (0.15586) | 94.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.52% (0.00523) | 64.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.16% (0.01162) | 85.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 1.16% (0.01162) | 84.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2024 | 1.64% (0.01639) | 87.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.31% (0.02307) | 89.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 1.64% (0.01639) | 87.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 2.15% (0.02147) | 88.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2024 | 2.48% (0.02482) | 88.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 30, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01765) | 86.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.39% (0.01387) | 84.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.34% (0.02338) | 88.02th | 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 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.48% (0.02476) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (15)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041605 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1880 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14618 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1622707 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14618 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-436177.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2018-14618.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14618
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0014 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3765-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3765-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14618
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4286 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
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