7.8high
CVE-2016-4802
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in cURL and libcurl before 7.49.1, when built with SSPI or telnet is enabled, allow local us…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.6%
percentile 47%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in cURL and libcurl before 7.49.1, when built with SSPI or telnet is enabled, allow local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) security.dll, (2) secur32.dll, or (3) ws2_32.dll in the application or current working directory.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
- securitytracker.com /id/1036008 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- curl.haxx.se /docs/adv_20160530.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/90997 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-4802
- NVD: CVE-2016-4802
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