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CVE-2016-8618

The libcurl API function called `curl_maprintf()` before version 7.51.0 can be tricked into doing a double-free due to an unsafe `size_t`…

Medium5.3EPSS 4.6%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
redhat

Description

The libcurl API function called `curl_maprintf()` before version 7.51.0 can be tricked into doing a double-free due to an unsafe `size_t` multiplication, on systems using 32 bit `size_t` variables.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-8618, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
redhatCNA (assigner)3.0Medium5.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVDNVD · Modified3.0Critical9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
4.6% · top 8.4% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.

Weakness

Affected products

  • The Curl Project · curl

    • affected 7.51.0

References (9)

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