DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8617

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8617
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8617.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8617
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2018-07-31T22:29:00Z
Modified
2026-09-22T05:00:10Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / curl

Package

Name
curl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/curl?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.51.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8617.json"

Debian:13 / curl

Package

Name
curl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/curl?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.51.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8617.json"

Debian:14 / curl

Package

Name
curl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/curl?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.51.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8617.json"