CVE-2016-8617
CVSS V2 Medium 4.4
CVSS V3 High 7
Description
The base64 encode function in curl before version 7.51.0 is prone to a buffer being under allocated in 32bit systems if it receives at least 1Gb as input via `CURLOPT_USERNAME`.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-8617
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-07-31T22:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-06-29T15:15:11
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 7.51.0 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.4
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161102C.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-8617.patch | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8617 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037192 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94097 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558 | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8617 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8617 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:09:35 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 10:45:58 | 2018-07-31T22:29Z | 2018-07-31T22:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 10:45:58 | 2021-06-29T15:15:11 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 10:45:58 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |