Unscored severity · published Apr 13, 2012
CVE-2012-0036
curl and libcurl 7.2x before 7.24.0 do not properly consider special characters during extraction of a pathname from a URL, which allows remote attackers to conduct data-injection…
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CVSS
16.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
curl and libcurl 7.2x before 7.24.0 do not properly consider special characters during extraction of a pathname from a URL, which allows remote attackers to conduct data-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a CRLF injection attack on the (1) IMAP, (2) POP3, or (3) SMTP protocol.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)16.1% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CU
Curl · Curl
7.20.0; 7.20.1; 7.21.0; 7.21.1; 7.21.2; 7.21.3; +7 more · source: NVD
LI
Libcurl · Curl
7.20.0; 7.20.1; 7.21.0; 7.21.1; 7.21.2; 7.21.3; +7 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0036
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0036
Patch
http://curl.haxx.se/curl-url-sanitize.patch
Vendor Advisory
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20120124.html
h20000.www2.hp.com
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48256
security.gentoo.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-02.xml
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