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CVE-2017-8816
Published: Nov 29, 2017
Modified: Apr 15, 2026
PUBLISHED
Description
The NTLM authentication feature in curl and libcurl before 7.57.0 on 32-bit platforms allows attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow, and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving long user and password fields.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | curl and libcurl before 7.57.0 | affected curl and libcurl before 7.57.0 |
References
http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=161
x_refsource_CONFIRM
GLSA-201712-04
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
RHSA-2018:3558
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2017-12e7.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
101998
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
1039896
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
DSA-4051
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
1040608
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
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