CVE-2016-8621
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.4%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-8621
To remediate CVE-2016-8621, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/curl—upgrade to 7.51.0-r0 or later
- Debian/curl—upgrade to 7.51.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-8621 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 7.51.0-r0
- from 0, < 7.51.0-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |