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FreeBSD: VID-765FEB7D-A0D1-11E6-A881-B499BAEBFEAF (CVE-2016-8617): cURL -- multiple vulnerabilities

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FreeBSD: VID-765FEB7D-A0D1-11E6-A881-B499BAEBFEAF (CVE-2016-8617): cURL -- multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/02/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/14/2016
Modified
01/28/2025

Description

The base64 encode function in curl before version 7.51.0 is prone to a buffer being under allocated in 32bit systems if it receives at least 1Gb as input via `CURLOPT_USERNAME`.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-curl

References

  • CVE-2016-8617
  • USN-3123-1
  • DLA-711-1
  • DSA-3705

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