SB2016110321 - Out-of-bounds read in curl (Alpine package)
Published: November 3, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016110321
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8621)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- 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