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Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting curl package, versions <7.52.1-1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.15% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-CURL-1543980
  • published 23 Apr 2018
  • disclosed 23 Apr 2018
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Introduced: 23 Apr 2018

CVE-2016-9586 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-122 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 curl to version 7.52.1-1 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. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

curl before version 7.52.0 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when doing a large floating point output in libcurl's implementation of the printf() functions. If there are any application that accepts a format string from the outside without necessary input filtering, it could allow remote attacks.

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