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CVE-2016-8621 (GCVE-0-2016-8621)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-07-31 22:00 – Updated: 2026-04-16 13:33

Summary

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.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-04-16 13:33 UTC

CWE

CWE-125

Assigner

redhat redhat root

References

10 references

URL	Tags
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https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037192	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-adviso…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-8621.patch	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94101	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
The Curl Project	curl	Affected: 7.51.0	guessed

Date Public

2016-11-02 00:00

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RHSA-2018_2486

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2018-08-16 16:06 - Updated: 2024-11-22 12:14

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.29 security update

Severity

Important

Scope

31 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-8621.

CVE-2016-8621

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.

5.3 (Medium)


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

Fixed: 1 product

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486

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RHSA-2018_3558

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2018-11-13 08:36 - Updated: 2024-11-15 00:37

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: httpd24 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

38 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-8621.

CVE-2016-8621

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.

5.3 (Medium)


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

Fixed: 421 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558

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SUSE-SU-2016:2699-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2016-11-02 11:08 - Updated: 2016-11-02 11:08

Summary

Security update for curl

Severity

Important

Scope

11 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-8621.

CVE-2016-8621

5.3 (Medium)


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

Recommended: 22 products

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SUSE-SU-2016:2700-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2016-11-02 11:07 - Updated: 2016-11-02 11:07

Summary

Security update for curl

Severity

Important

Scope

13 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-8621.

CVE-2016-8621

5.3 (Medium)


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

Recommended: 1 product

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SUSE-SU-2016:2714-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2016-11-03 10:58 - Updated: 2016-11-03 10:58

Summary

Security update for curl

Severity

Important

Scope

11 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-8621.

CVE-2016-8621

5.3 (Medium)


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

Recommended: 47 products

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SUSE-SU-2017:2699-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2017-10-10 19:37 - Updated: 2017-10-10 19:37

Summary

Security update for SLES 12 Docker image

Severity

Important

Scope

140 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-8621.

CVE-2016-8621

5.3 (Medium)


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

Recommended: 3 products

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SUSE-SU-2017:2700-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2017-10-10 19:37 - Updated: 2017-10-10 19:37

Summary

Security update for SLES 12-SP1 Docker image

Severity

Important

Scope

143 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-8621.

CVE-2016-8621

5.3 (Medium)


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

Recommended: 3 products

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UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8621 (CVE-2016-8621)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2016-11-02 00:00 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:38 – Source website

Details

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.

Severity

7.5 (High)


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

5.3 (Medium)


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

N/A (UNKNOWN)

low

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8621	REPORT
	https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161102G.html	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3123-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8621	REPORT

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            "binary_name": "curl",
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WID-SEC-W-2023-1652

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2016-11-02 23:00 - Updated: 2023-12-13 23:00

Summary

cURL: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Severity

Hoch

Scope

11 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-8621.

CVE-2016-8621

In cURL existieren elf Schwachstellen. Ein anonymer, entfernter Angreifer kann diese Schwachstellen nutzen, um das System zum Absturz zu bringen, um Informationen aus den Cookies offenzulegen, um den Benutzer falsche Informationen darzustellen und sich als ein Benutzer auszugeben.

Known affected: 11 products Last affected: 1 product

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WID-SEC-W-2026-0180

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2026-01-20 23:00 - Updated: 2026-01-20 23:00

Summary

Dell Data Protection Advisor: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Severity

Hoch

Scope

378 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-8621.

CVE-2016-8621

Known affected: 1 product

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