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Vulnerability details: VCID-wrh2-77dv-hbdz
Vulnerability ID VCID-wrh2-77dv-hbdz
Aliases CVE-2017-8817
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.8
Risk 4.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-126 Buffer Over-read
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
ssvc Track https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
cvssv3 3.1 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-8817.json
epss 0.00745 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8817
epss 0.00745 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8817
epss 0.00766 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8817
epss 0.00766 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8817
epss 0.00766 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8817
epss 0.00852 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8817
epss 0.00852 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8817
epss 0.00852 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8817
epss 0.00852 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8817
epss 0.00852 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8817
epss 0.00852 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8817
epss 0.00949 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8817
epss 0.00949 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8817
epss 0.00949 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8817
epss 0.00981 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8817
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2017-ae72.html
ssvc Track https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2017-ae72.html
cvssv3.1 Medium https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2017-8817.html
cvssv3.1 9.8 http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=162
ssvc Track http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=162
cvssv2 4 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3 4.2 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00040.html
ssvc Track https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00040.html
cvssv2 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8817
cvssv3 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8817
archlinux High https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-521
archlinux High https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-522
archlinux High https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-523
archlinux Medium https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-524
archlinux Medium https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-525
archlinux Medium https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-526
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-04
ssvc Track https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-04
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4051
ssvc Track https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4051
cvssv3.1 9.8 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102057
ssvc Track http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102057
cvssv3.1 9.8 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039897
ssvc Track http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039897
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-8817.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8817
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2017-ae72.html
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2017-8817.html
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8816
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8817
http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=162
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00040.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4051
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102057
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039897
1515760 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1515760
ASA-201711-33 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-33
ASA-201711-34 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-34
ASA-201711-35 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-35
ASA-201711-36 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-36
ASA-201711-37 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-37
ASA-201711-38 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-38
AVG-521 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-521
AVG-522 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-522
AVG-523 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-523
AVG-524 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-524
AVG-525 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-525
AVG-526 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-526
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2017-8817 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8817
GLSA-201712-04 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-04
USN-3498-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3498-1/
USN-3498-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3498-2/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-04-15T20:59:34Z/ Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-8817.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2017-ae72.html
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-04-15T20:59:34Z/ Found at https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2017-ae72.html
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=162
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-04-15T20:59:34Z/ Found at http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=162
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00040.html
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-04-15T20:59:34Z/ Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00040.html
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8817
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8817
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-04
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-04-15T20:59:34Z/ Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-04
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4051
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-04-15T20:59:34Z/ Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4051
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102057
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-04-15T20:59:34Z/ Found at http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102057
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039897
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-04-15T20:59:34Z/ Found at http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039897
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.73097
EPSS Score 0.00745
Published At April 18, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:12:00.363527+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-04 38.0.0