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CVE-2016-8620

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 1, 2018 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCurl

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The 'globbing' feature in curl before version 7.51.0 has a flaw that leads to integer overflow and out-of-bounds read via user controlled input.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Curl· Haxx
95%
v < 7.51.07.51.0
Affected range stops below 7.51.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (8)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94102
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037192
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8620
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161102F.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMredhat
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120CWE-125CWE-190

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