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Status published
Medium
CVE-2016-9586
curl before version 7.52.0 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow...
Vulnerability 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.
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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00005.html
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161221A.html
- https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/curl-7_51_0-162-g3ab3c16
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037515
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95019
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9586
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
curl
Vulnerable Versions:
curl 7.52.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 23rd, 2018
Last Modified:
April 15th, 2026
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H