Out-of-bounds Read Affecting curl package, versions <7.51.0-1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.55% (75th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-CURL-530964
- published 27 Jun 2018
- disclosed 31 Jul 2018
Introduced: 27 Jun 2018
CVE-2016-8621 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 curl to version 7.51.0-1 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.
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.