#VU33020 Out-of-bounds read in cURL - CVE-2016-8621
Published: August 1, 2018 / Updated: August 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33020
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8621
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
cURL
cURL
Software vendor:
curl.haxx.se
curl.haxx.se
Description
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.
External links
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94101
- 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-2016-8621
- https://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-8621.patch
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161102G.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21