CVE-2016-8621 Memory corruption in curl
An out-of-bounds read in curl's date parsing function can cause crashes or leak memory contents when processing malformed input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-8621?
CVE-2016-8621 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Haxx Curl, published on 31 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8621?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Haxx Curl.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8621?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-8621 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8621 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Haxx Curl
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-8621, CLEANSTART-2026-GY15629, CURL-CVE-2016-8621, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8621, GHSA-h48j-q99p-f494, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8621.