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CVE-2016-8623 (GCVE-0-2016-8623)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-08-01 06:00 – Updated: 2026-04-16 13:46
VLAI
Summary
A flaw was found in curl before version 7.51.0. The way curl handles cookies permits other threads to trigger a use-after-free leading to information disclosure.
Severity
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-16 13:46 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
The Curl Project curl Affected: 7.51.0
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Date Public
2016-11-02 00:00
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