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CVE-2017-8816
Published:November 29, 2017
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (10)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-04
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040608
http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=161
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4051
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101998
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039896
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_2017-12e7.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8816
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-8816
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CWE-190
EPSS
Base Score:
0.45