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CVE-2016-9586

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.

Severity
High 8.1
Published
23 Apr 2018
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Fixed in
7.52.0
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
curlServers and applications · cpe:a:haxx:curl
  • Every version before 7.52.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9586
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9586