Use After Free Affecting curl package, versions <7.51.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE311-CURL-546267
  • published27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed1 Aug 2018

Introduced: 27 Jun 2018

CVE-2016-8623  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.11 curl to version 7.51.0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream curl package and not the curl package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.11 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in curl before version 7.51.0. The way curl handles cookies permits other threads to trigger a use-after-free leading to information disclosure.