CVE-2016-8617
curl: Out-of-bounds write via unchecked multiplication
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
The base64 encode function in curl before version 7.51.0 is prone to a buffer being under allocated in 32bit systems if it receives at least 1Gb as input via `CURLOPT_USERNAME`.
La función de cifrado en base64 de curl en versiones anteriores a la 7.51.0 es propenso a que se subasigne un búfer en sistemas de 32 bits si recibe, al menos, 1Gb como entrada mediante "CURLOPT_USERNAME".
It was discovered that curl incorrectly reused client certificates when built with NSS. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to hijack the authentication of a TLS connection. Nguyen Vu Hoang discovered that curl incorrectly handled escaping certain strings. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause curl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2016-10-12 CVE Reserved
- 2016-11-04 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (14)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html | X_refsource_confirm |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94097 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037192 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E | Mailing List | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E | Mailing List | |
| https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8617 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-8617.patch | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161102C.html | 2023-11-07 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8617 | 2018-11-13 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388377 | 2018-11-13 |