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CVE-2016-8620

The 'globbing' feature in curl before version 7.51.0 has a flaw that leads to integer overflow and out-of-bounds read via user controlled…

Medium6.5EPSS 4.7%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
redhat

Description

The 'globbing' feature in curl before version 7.51.0 has a flaw that leads to integer overflow and out-of-bounds read via user controlled input.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-8620, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
redhatCNA (assigner)3.0Medium6.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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)
4.7% · top 8.2% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.

Weakness

Affected products

  • The Curl Project · curl

    • affected 7.51.0

References (8)

Sources

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Record last updated .