CVE-2016-8617

Publication date 2 November 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.0 · High

Score breakdown

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`.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
curl 17.04 zesty
Fixed 7.50.1-1ubuntu2
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 7.50.1-1ubuntu1.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.2
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.10
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.17

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.0 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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