CVE-2016-8621

Publication date 2 November 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

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Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

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

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.5 · High

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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