Use After Free in Haxx Curl

CVE-2016-8619

The function `read_data()` in security.c in curl before version 7.51.0 is vulnerable to memory double free.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.050 (91.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-8619: held from 0.050 to 0.050.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.050 · newest: 0.050 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8619?
CVE-2016-8619 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Haxx Curl, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-8619?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-8619 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.