Out-of-bounds read in curl (Alpine package)



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-8620
CWE-ID CWE-125
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 curl (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU33019

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8620

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The 'globbing' feature in curl before version 7.51.0 has a flaw that leads to integer overflow and out-of-bounds read via user controlled input.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

curl (Alpine package): 7.19.6-r0 - 7.50.3-r1

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7079fe21530ae1c8147925d8b591131b786ab2e9
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=619d9f8608068fab555a9a54e6154eb798eb5c2c
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ba3dc3d210189d8b88c35c3b6850f54f8041f3fa
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4cbdd0cf8c1d0c855e0d3cfb56ef02aa19716a01
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=41621bfa2c8cbc7303191ddefd9ccaa650d8b359
https://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.



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