CVE-2016-8621

curl: curl_getdate out-of-bounds read

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · November 2, 2016

Updated · September 21, 2026

Description

The curl_getdate function in curl before version 7.51.0 is vulnerable to an out of bounds read if it receives an input with one digit short.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read