Use After Free Affecting libcurl package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.83% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-LIBCURL-1969953
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Nov 2016

Introduced: 2 Nov 2016

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

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.