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Critical
CVE-2016-7167
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) curl_escape, (2) curl_easy_escape, (3)...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZMRWVISG7VUCYRMF23A2UHMYD72VQWAK/
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.538632
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B3IU2FRXQNU6UJIQT4NGLWWTP2GJQXO7/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92975
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00005.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036813
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20160914.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2016
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LTH54DFOS4TSYPG5XKJDGAG4XPAR4T7M/
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
23, 24, 25, 0
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 7th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.