Resource Injection Affecting libcurl package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.58% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-LIBCURL-1967334
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Nov 2016

Introduced: 2 Nov 2016

CVE-2016-8615  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-99  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 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:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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