CVE-2017-8816
curl: NTLM buffer overflow via integer overflow
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · November 29, 2017
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
The NTLM authentication feature in curl and libcurl before 7.57.0 on 32-bit platforms allows attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow, and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving long user and password fields.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound