CVE-2016-8617CWE-787

The base64 encode function in curl before version 7.51.0 is prone to a buffer being under allocated in 32bit systems if it receives at least 1Gb as input via…

Low · published July 31, 2018

CVSS v3.0
3.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
47.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The base64 encode function in curl before version 7.51.0 is prone to a buffer being under allocated in 32bit systems if it receives at least 1Gb as input via `CURLOPT_USERNAME`.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
3.3 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00588 · 47.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2018-07-31T22:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 JUL 22:00Z
    The base64 encode function in curl before version 7.51.0 is prone to a buffer being under allocated in 32bit systems if it receives at least 1Gb as input via…
    cvelistv5