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Use After Free Affecting curl package, versions <7.50.1-1

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.04% (82nd percentile)
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NVD
8.1 high
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Red Hat
8.1 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-CURL-528969
  • published 10 Aug 2016
  • disclosed 10 Aug 2016
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Introduced: 10 Aug 2016

CVE-2016-5421 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-416 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 curl to version 7.50.1-1 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 Debian:11. See How to fix? for Debian:11 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.