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Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libcurl package, versions *

Severity

 Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.37% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-LIBCURL-1974034
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 2 Nov 2016
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Introduced: 2 Nov 2016

CVE-2016-8621 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-125 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 libcurl.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libcurl package and not the libcurl package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The curl_getdate function in curl before version 7.51.0 is vulnerable to an out of bounds read if it receives an input with one digit short.