Low severity3.3NVD Advisory· Published Jul 31, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-8617
CVE-2016-8617
Description
The base64 encode function in curl before version 7.51.0 is prone to a buffer being under allocated in 32bit systems if it receives at least 1Gb as input via CURLOPT_USERNAME.
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Affected products
12- osv-coords10 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/curl&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/curl&distro=SUSE%20Studio%20Onsite%201.3pkg:rpm/suse/curl-openssl1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011-SECURITY
< 7.51.0-1.1+ 9 more
- (no CPE)range: < 7.51.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.37.0-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.19.7-1.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.37.0-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.19.7-1.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.37.0-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.19.7-1.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.37.0-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.19.7-1.20.47.2
- (no CPE)range: < 7.19.7-1.64.1
- The Curl Project/curlv5Range: 7.51.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-8617.patchnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161102C.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94097nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037192nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.htmlnvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558nvd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3Envd
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