Is CVE-2016-8615 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-8615 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-8615?

CVE-2016-8615 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-8615?

CVE-2016-8615 has an EPSS score of 4.50% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8615?

Upgrade curl on debian 11 to 7.51.0-1 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-8615

MEDIUMEPSS 90th pctl

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-99 CWE-254

How to fix

Remediation Available

curlDebian

Fixed in:7.51.0-1CVE-2016-8615

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

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

4.50%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Third-Party Advisory5

Other references4

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.