High severity · published Jul 31, 2018
CVE-2016-8617
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`
7.0
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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`.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CU
curl · The Curl Project
7.51.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8617
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8617
www.oracle.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94097
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037192
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8617
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