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CVE-2016-8617
LOW · CVSS 3.3
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-07-31T22:29:00.250 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:54:36.820

Summary

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`.

Affected products

haxx — curl

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References

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