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CVE-2016-7141

HIGHEPSS 94th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

curl and libcurl before 7.50.2, when built with NSS and the libnsspem.so library is available at runtime, allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of a TLS connection by leveraging reuse of a previously loaded client certificate from file for a connection for which no certificate has been set, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5420.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available
curlDebian
Fixed in:7.51.0-1CVE-2016-7141
Fixed in:7.51.0-1CVE-2016-7141
Fixed in:7.51.0-1CVE-2016-7141
Fixed in:7.51.0-1CVE-2016-7141
curlUbuntu
Fixed in:7.35.0-1ubuntu2.10USN-3123-1
Fixed in:7.47.0-1ubuntu2.2USN-3123-1
libcurl3Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.35.0-1ubuntu2.10USN-3123-1
Fixed in:7.47.0-1ubuntu2.2USN-3123-1
libcurl3-gnutlsUbuntu
Fixed in:7.35.0-1ubuntu2.10USN-3123-1
Fixed in:7.47.0-1ubuntu2.2USN-3123-1
libcurl3-nssUbuntu
Fixed in:7.35.0-1ubuntu2.10USN-3123-1
Fixed in:7.47.0-1ubuntu2.2USN-3123-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

8.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days
94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

References

Issue Tracking1

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