Description
The `curl_getdate` function in curl before version 7.51.0 is vulnerable to an out of bounds read if it receives an input with one digit short.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161102G.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8621
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037192
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-8621.patch
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94101
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0308
EPSS Percentile
86.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (2)
haxx/curl
< 7.51.0
The Curl Project/curl
7.51.0
Published
Jul 31, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026