CVE-2016-8624

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    CVE-2016-8624

    Published: 31 Jul 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: curl before version 7.51.0 doesn't parse the authority component of the URL correctly when the host name part ends with a '#' character, and could instead be tricked into connecting to a different host. This may have security implications if you for example use an URL parser that follows the RFC to check for allowed domains before using curl to request them.

    References: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfaa4d578587f52a9c4d176af516a681a712c664e3be440a4163691d5%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94103, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037192, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47, https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8624, https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161102J.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3c561c657c2f0e553b19115a506592a8bbd744bc

    Affected versions

    curl-7_50_3

    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
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