CVE-2016-9586
Last modified
CVE-2016-9586 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. curl before version 7.52.0 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when doing a large floating point output in libcurl's implementation of the printf() functions. If there are any application that accepts a format string from the outside without necessary input filtering, it could allow remote attacks.. EPSS estimates a 5.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
curl before version 7.52.0 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when doing a large floating point output in libcurl's implementation of the printf() functions. If there are any application that accepts a format string from the outside without necessary input filtering, it could allow remote attacks.
Metrics
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Haxx | Curl | < 7.52.0 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95019Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037515Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9586Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161221A.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/curl-7_51_0-162-g3ab3c16Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95019Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037515Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9586Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161221A.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/curl-7_51_0-162-g3ab3c16Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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