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CVE-2016-8619

The function `read_data()` in security.c in curl before version 7.51.0 is vulnerable to memory double free.

Medium5.3EPSS 5.0%
Published
Updated
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redhat

Description

The function `read_data()` in security.c in curl before version 7.51.0 is vulnerable to memory double free.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-8619, 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)
5.0% · top 7.8% 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

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