vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-8623: Security patch for curl (ALAS-2016-766)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Nov 2, 2016 | Nov 11, 2016 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 2, 2016
Added
Nov 11, 2016
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
A flaw was found in curl before version 7.51.0. The way curl handles cookies permits other threads to trigger a use-after-free leading to information disclosure.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-curl
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