Out-of-bounds Read Affecting curl package, versions <7.51.0-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.66% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE315-CURL-1926804
  • published27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed1 Aug 2018

Introduced: 27 Jun 2018

CVE-2016-8620  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.15 curl to version 7.51.0-r0 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:3.15 relevant fixed versions and status.

The 'globbing' feature in curl before version 7.51.0 has a flaw that leads to integer overflow and out-of-bounds read via user controlled input.