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CVE-2016-8615

A flaw was found in curl before version 7.51.

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.3
v3.0 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.7%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known

A flaw was found in curl before version 7.51. If cookie state is written into a cookie jar file that is later read back and used for subsequent requests, a malicious HTTP server can inject new cookies for arbitrary domains into said cookie jar.

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
6 mo ago

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.72% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CNA3.05.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CNA3.05.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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

Affected products

  • The Curl Project curl

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-99 Improper Control of Resource Identifiers
  • CWE-254 7PK - Security Features

References

  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:3558 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94096 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8615 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • curl.haxx.se /CVE-2016-8615.patch · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • curl.haxx.se /docs/adv_20161102A.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • tenable.com /security/tns-2016-21 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1037192 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:2486 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-47 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkee · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkee · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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