CVE-2016-7167

curl: escape and unescape integer overflows

Published Oct 7, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 11.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) curl_escape, (2) curl_easy_escape, (3) curl_unescape, and (4) curl_easy_unescape functions in libcurl before 7.50.3 allow attackers to have unspecified impact via a string of length 0xffffffff, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-625-1 curl security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1568-1 curl security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-8035 Multiple integer overflows in the (1) curl_escape, (2) curl_easy_escape, (3) curl_unescape, and (4) curl_easy_unescape functions in libcurl before 7.50.3 allow attackers to have unspecified impact via a string of length 0xffffffff, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3123-1 curl vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:50 AM
Reserved
Sep 8, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 7, 2016, 2:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:52 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Sep 14, 2016, 12:00 AM