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CVE-2016-9586 HIGH

Published: 2018-04-23 | Last Modified: 2026-06-17 | Status: Modified

Description

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.

Additional Descriptions (1)

curl, en versiones anteriores a la 7.52.0, es vulnerable a un desbordamiento de búfer cuando se realiza un envío de un gran puntero flotante en la implementación de libcurl de la función printf(). Si hay aplicaciones que acepten una cadena de formato externa sin necesitar un filtrado de entrada, podría permitir ataques remotos.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access VectorNETWORK
Access ComplexityMEDIUM
AuthenticationNONE
Confidentiality ImpactPARTIAL
Integrity ImpactPARTIAL
Availability ImpactPARTIAL

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Impact Score: 6.4

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Secondary
en CWE-122
[email protected] Secondary
en CWE-119

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
haxx curl * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x72a9ccf9dc80> Application

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

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