Use After Free Affecting curl package, versions <7.50.1-r0
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.84% (83rd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE320-CURL-7008589
- published 23 May 2024
- disclosed 10 Aug 2016
Introduced: 10 Aug 2016
CVE-2016-5421 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.20 curl to version 7.50.1-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:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.
Use-after-free vulnerability in libcurl before 7.50.1 allows attackers to control which connection is used or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5421
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3638
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5421
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GLPXQQKURBQFM4XM6645VRPTOE2AWG33/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K3GQH4V3XAQ5Z53AMQRDEC3C3UHTW7QR/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20160803C.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00094.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92306
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036536
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.563059
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-5421
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3048-1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GLPXQQKURBQFM4XM6645VRPTOE2AWG33/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K3GQH4V3XAQ5Z53AMQRDEC3C3UHTW7QR/
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