SB2018073119 - Double Free in curl.haxx.se cURL
Published: July 31, 2018 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018073119
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8618)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94098
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037192
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8618
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161102D.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21