ALPINE-CVE-2016-8621

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    ALPINE-CVE-2016-8621

    Published: 31 Jul 2018Last Modified: 9 Jun 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-8621

    Summary:

    Details: The `curl_getdate` function in curl before version 7.51.0 is vulnerable to an out of bounds read if it receives an input with one digit short.

    References: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-8621

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: curl

    Purl: pkg:apk/alpine/curl?arch=source

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7.51.0-r0

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High