Description
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.
Published: 2018-04-23
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-767-1 curl security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1568-1 curl security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-10392 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3441-1 curl vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3441-2 curl vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Haxx Curl
Redhat Rhel Software Collections
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-15T21:03:48.245Z

Reserved: 2016-11-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-9586

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:59:02.246Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-04-23T18:29:00.537

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:01:26.577

Link: CVE-2016-9586

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-12-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-9586 - Bugzilla

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