VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-8619
The function `read_data()` in security.c in curl before version 7.51.0 is vulnerable to memory double free.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.99%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.99%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The function `read_data()` in security.c in curl before version 7.51.0 is vulnerable to memory double free.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.99% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416, CWE-415
- Affected
- haxx/curl
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.htmlPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94100Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037192Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8619Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-8619.patchPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161102E.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.htmlPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94100Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037192Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8619Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-8619.patchPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161102E.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.