CVE-2016-9586
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-9586 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-04-23 18:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 02:37:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-122
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| cURL/libcURL CVE-2016-9586 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| cURL curl_mprintf() Buffer Overflow i Deprecated Function Lets Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| [bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 | lists.apache.org | ||
| Pony Mail! | MLIST | lists.apache.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | |
| curl - printf floating point buffer overflow | CONFIRM | curl.haxx.se | Vendor Advisory |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1568-1] curl security update | MLIST | lists.debian.org | |
| printf: fix floating point buffer overflow issues · curl/curl@3ab3c16 · GitHub | CONFIRM | github.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Pony Mail! | MLIST | lists.apache.org | |
| [bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 | lists.apache.org | ||
| 1406712 – (CVE-2016-9586) CVE-2016-9586 curl: printf floating point buffer overflow | MISC | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| CPU Oct 2018 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | |
| cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-47) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710385 Gentoo Linux cURL Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-47)