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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-8621: ELSA-2019-4652: curl security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-8621: ELSA-2019-4652: curl security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/02/2016
Created
05/24/2019
Added
10/16/2024
Modified
10/17/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-curl
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libcurl
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libcurl-devel

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