SB2018080126 - Double Free in curl.haxx.se cURL



SB2018080126 - Double Free in curl.haxx.se cURL

Published: August 1, 2018 Updated: August 3, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2018080126
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8619)

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

The function `read_data()` in security.c in curl before version 7.51.0 is vulnerable to memory double free.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.