vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2016-8617: curl: Out-of-bounds write via unchecked multiplication
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jul 31, 2018 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 31, 2018
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 10, 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
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
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