VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-8620

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability4.67%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-08-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
  • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Primary references