CVE-2016-9586
low-risk
Published 2018-04-23
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.89% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.9/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (22)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95019
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037515
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9586
Vendor Advisory
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161221A.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95019
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037515
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9586
Vendor Advisory
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161221A.html
and 2 more references
26
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
3/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal