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CVE-2016-9586

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 pr

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Not listed in CISA KEV
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • redhat curl

    curl 7.52.0

References 11

access.redhat.com

lists.debian.org

curl.haxx.se

GitHub · curl/curl

securitytracker.com

oracle.com

securityfocus.com

bugzilla.redhat.com

security.gentoo.org

lists.apache.org