Out-of-bounds Read Affecting rh-dotnetcore11-curl package, versions *
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- published28 Apr 2025
- disclosed2 Nov 2016
Introduced: 2 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-8621 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 rh-dotnetcore11-curl.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rh-dotnetcore11-curl package and not the rh-dotnetcore11-curl package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:10 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.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388385
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8621
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94101
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037192
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8621
- https://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-8621.patch
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161102G.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21