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CVE-2016-9586 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95019 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95019 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037515 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037515 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9586 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9586 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161221A.html Vendor Advisory 
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161221A.html Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/curl-7_51_0-162-g3ab3c16 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/curl-7_51_0-162-g3ab3c16 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00005.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00005.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47 Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-9586
NVD Published Date:
04/23/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.