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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9586

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9586 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.100000381469727 HIGH

curl before version 7.52.0 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when doing a large floating point output in libcurl's implementation of the printf() functions. If there are any application that accepts a format string from the outside without necessary input filtering, it could allow remote attacks.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
8.100000381469727
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13curl0, 0, 0
Debian:11curl0, 0, 0
Debian:14curl0, 0, 0
Debian:12curl0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Apr 23, 2018 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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