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CVE-2016-5420in critical feed

curl and libcurl before 7.50.1 do not check the client certificate when choosing the TLS connection to reuse, which might allow remote atta…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
15.4%
percentile 97%
Public exploits
0
none known

curl and libcurl before 7.50.1 do not check the client certificate when choosing the TLS connection to reuse, which might allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of the connection by leveraging a previously created connection with a different client certificate.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

15.36% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

References

  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2575.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:3558 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/92309 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • source.android.com /security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • slackware.com /security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.563059 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SLACKWARE, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036739 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3638 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00011.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • tenable.com /security/tns-2016-18 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00094.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036537 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GLPXQQKURBQFM4XM6645VRPT · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • curl.haxx.se /docs/adv_20160803B.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K3GQH4V3XAQ5Z53AMQRDEC3C · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-47 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-3048-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred

Sources

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