Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2016-8623 |
CWE-ID | CWE-416 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
curl (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU33013
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8623
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
A flaw was found in curl before version 7.51.0. The way curl handles cookies permits other threads to trigger a use-after-free leading to information disclosure.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionscurl (Alpine package): 7.19.6-r0 - 7.50.3-r1
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e57c1f8b95e9a6aecc75e9eaae6c7bf9e259adb6
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7079fe21530ae1c8147925d8b591131b786ab2e9
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=619d9f8608068fab555a9a54e6154eb798eb5c2c
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=39696e7a1a7079578ea07cb9514fd0c50105340e
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ba3dc3d210189d8b88c35c3b6850f54f8041f3fa
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4cbdd0cf8c1d0c855e0d3cfb56ef02aa19716a01
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=41621bfa2c8cbc7303191ddefd9ccaa650d8b359
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ffe6b82496f728d1d75dae4030047c6ff48a9c5a
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.