CVE-2016-8618 - OpenCVE

The libcurl API function called `curl_maprintf()` before version 7.51.0 can be tricked into doing a double-free due to an unsafe `size_t` multiplication, on systems using 32 bit `size_t` variables.

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vendors & Products
CPE Configurations

Vendors	Products
Haxx	Curl

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

Link	Resource
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94098	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037192	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8618	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161102D.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47	Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21	Third Party Advisory

History

No history.

MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2018-07-31T21:00:00

Updated: 2018-11-13T10:57:01

Reserved: 2016-10-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-8618

JSON object: View

NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-07-31T21:29:00.270

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:36:24.177

Link: CVE-2016-8618

JSON object: View

Redhat Information

No data.

CWE

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