CVE-2016-8619

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The function `read_data()` in security.c in curl before version 7.51.0 is vulnerable to memory double free.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416CWE-415

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 1, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-8619: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix