Critical severity · published Oct 7, 2016
CVE-2016-7167
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) curl_escape, (2) curl_easy_escape, (3) curl_unescape, and (4) curl_easy_unescape functions in libcurl before 7.50.3 allow attackers to have…
9.8
CVSS
11.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) curl_escape, (2) curl_easy_escape, (3) curl_unescape, and (4) curl_easy_unescape functions in libcurl before 7.50.3 allow attackers to have unspecified impact via a string of length 0xffffffff, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)11.7% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
23; 24; 25 · source: NVD
LI
Libcurl · Haxx
through 7.50.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7167
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7167
www.oracle.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92975
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036813
Third Party Advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.538632
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2016
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
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