CVE-2016-8621

Aliases:DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8621
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 12
Modified
Published: 31 Jul 2018, 22:00
Last modified:16 Apr 2026, 13:33

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
5.21% LOW
5% probability +3.44%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

31 Jul 2018, 22:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
16 Apr 2026, 13:33
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 5.21%• Percentile: 92%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-125•Out-of-bounds Read

    The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected Systems

  • debian•curl

    < 7.51.0-1 | < 7.51.0-1 | < 7.51.0-1 | < 7.51.0-1

  • haxx•curl

    < 7.51.0

  • the curl project•curl

    7.51.0

References (11)