CVE-2016-8619 Use after free in curl
A double free vulnerability in curl's security module allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-8619?
CVE-2016-8619 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Haxx Curl, published on 1 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The function `read_data()` in security.c in curl before version 7.51.0 is vulnerable to memory double free.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8619?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Haxx Curl.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8619?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2016-8619 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8619 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Haxx Curl
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-8619, CLEANSTART-2026-QM83661, CURL-CVE-2016-8619, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8619, GHSA-86mc-c53c-6qpj, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8619.