CVE-2016-8623

Publication date 2 November 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

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.

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

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