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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2016-0755

CVE-2016-0755

HIGH7.3

The ConnectionExists function in lib/url

Published Jan 29, 2016

Modified 1 years ago

Details

The ConnectionExists function in lib/url.c in libcurl before 7.47.0 does not properly re-use NTLM-authenticated proxy connections, which might allow remote attackers to authenticate as other users via a request, a similar issue to CVE-2014-0015.

References

http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20160127A.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176546.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177342.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177383.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176413.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00031.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00044.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00047.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135695/Slackware-Security-Advisory-curl-Updates.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3455

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82307

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034882

http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.519965

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2882-1

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47

https://support.apple.com/HT207170

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0755

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

7.3

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

LowC:L

Integrity

LowI:L

Availability

LowA:L

7.3/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedJan 29, 2016

ModifiedAug 5, 2024

CVE-2016-0755 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence