CVE-2016-7167
Published: 7 October 2016
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) curl_escape, (2) curl_easy_escape, (3) curl_unescape, and (4) curl_easy_unescape functions in libcurl before 7.50.3 allow attackers to have unspecified impact via a string of length 0xffffffff, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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curl Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(7.22.0-3ubuntu4.17)
|
trusty |
Released
(7.35.0-1ubuntu2.10)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(7.50.3)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(7.47.0-1ubuntu2.2)
|
|
yakkety |
Released
(7.50.1-1ubuntu1.1)
|
|
zesty |
Released
(7.50.1-1ubuntu2)
|
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Patches: other: https://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-7167.patch |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 9.8 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |