CVE catalog
CVE-2018-0500
curl: CVE-2018-0500
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 6.35% · Oct 25, 2026
Curl_smtp_escape_eob in lib/smtp.c in curl 7.54.1 to and including curl 7.60.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow that might be exploitable by an attacker who can control the data that curl transmits over SMTP with certain settings (i.e., use of a nonstandard --limit-rate argument or CURLOPT_BUFFERSIZE value).
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | curl | sid | 8.23.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | curl | forky | 8.22.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | curl | trixie | 8.14.1-2+deb13u5 | fixed |
| Debian | curl | trixie-security | 8.14.1-2+deb13u7 | fixed |
| Debian | curl | bookworm | 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 | fixed |
| Debian | curl | bookworm-security | 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.10 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.11 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.12 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.13 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.14 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.15 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.16 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.17 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.18 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.19 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.20 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.21 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.22 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.23 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.24 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.5 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.6 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.7 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.8 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | curl | 3.9 | 7.61.0-r0 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | curl | 18.04 | 7.55.1-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | curl | 18.04 | 7.55.1-1ubuntu2.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | curl | 18.04 | 7.57.0-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | curl | 18.04 | 7.58.0-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | curl | 18.04 | 7.58.0-2ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | curl | 18.04 | 7.58.0-2ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | curl | 18.04 | 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | curl | 18.04 | 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | curl | 18.04 | 7.55.1-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | curl | 18.04 | 7.55.1-1ubuntu2.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | curl | 18.04 | 7.57.0-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | curl | 18.04 | 7.58.0-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | curl | 18.04 | 7.58.0-2ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | curl | 18.04 | 7.58.0-2ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | curl | 18.04 | 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | curl | 18.04 | 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.2 | fixed |
| Suse | curl | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 | 7.60.0-3.6.4 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | curl | source | sid | 7.61.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [903546] |
| Debian | curl | source | forky | 7.61.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [903546] |
| Debian | curl | source | trixie | 7.61.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [903546] |
| Debian | curl | source | bookworm | 7.61.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [903546] |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.10 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.11 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.12 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.13 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.14 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.15 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.16 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.17 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.18 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.19 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.20 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.21 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.22 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.23 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.24 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.5 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.6 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.7 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.8 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Alpine | curl | apk | 3.9 | 7.61.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | curl | deb | 18.04 | 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0500 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | curl | deb | 18.04 | 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.2 | Not reported | USN-3710-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | curl | rpm | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 | 7.60.0-3.6.4 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2018:2423-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [curl]Unknown
Details (6)
7.88.1-10+deb12u15· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u15· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u5· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u5· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
- [libcurl3-gnutls]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
7.88.1-10+deb12u15· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u15· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u5· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u5· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
- [libcurl3-nss]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (4)
7.88.1-10+deb12u15· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u15· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u5· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u5· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
- [libcurl4]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
7.88.1-10+deb12u15· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u15· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u5· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u5· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
- [libcurl4-doc]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
7.88.1-10+deb12u15· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u15· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1· all · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1· all · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u5· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u5· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
- [libcurl4-gnutls-dev]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
7.88.1-10+deb12u15· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u15· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u5· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u5· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
- [libcurl4-nss-dev]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (4)
7.88.1-10+deb12u15· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u15· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u5· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u5· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
- [libcurl4-openssl-dev]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
7.88.1-10+deb12u15· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u15· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u5· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
7.88.1-10+deb12u5· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · bookworm; dsa · curl · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [curl]Unknown
Details (5)
8.14.1-2+deb13u4· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.14.1-2+deb13u4· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.21.0-2~bpo13+1· amd64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.21.0-2~bpo13+1· arm64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.14.1-2+deb13u7· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
- [libcurl3t64-gnutls]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (5)
8.14.1-2+deb13u4· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.14.1-2+deb13u4· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.21.0-2~bpo13+1· amd64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.21.0-2~bpo13+1· arm64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.14.1-2+deb13u7· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
- [libcurl4-doc]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (5)
8.14.1-2+deb13u4· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.14.1-2+deb13u4· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.21.0-2~bpo13+1· all · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.21.0-2~bpo13+1· all · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.14.1-2+deb13u7· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
- [libcurl4-gnutls]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (2)
8.21.0-2~bpo13+1· amd64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.21.0-2~bpo13+1· arm64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
- [libcurl4-gnutls-dev]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (5)
8.14.1-2+deb13u4· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.14.1-2+deb13u4· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.21.0-2~bpo13+1· amd64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.21.0-2~bpo13+1· arm64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.14.1-2+deb13u7· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
- [libcurl4-openssl-dev]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (5)
8.14.1-2+deb13u4· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.14.1-2+deb13u4· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.21.0-2~bpo13+1· amd64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.21.0-2~bpo13+1· arm64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.14.1-2+deb13u7· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
- [libcurl4t64]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (5)
8.14.1-2+deb13u4· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.14.1-2+deb13u4· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.21.0-2~bpo13+1· amd64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.21.0-2~bpo13+1· arm64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
8.14.1-2+deb13u7· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
7.61.0-1dsa · curl · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2018_2423-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2018-0500]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-0500]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2018:2423-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0500]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3710-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-0500]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2018/cve-2018-0500.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2018/wid-sec-w-2025-0266.json]
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