High severity · published Jun 24, 2016
CVE-2016-4802
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in cURL and libcurl before 7.49.1, when built with SSPI or telnet is enabled, allow local users to execute arbitrary code and…
7.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in cURL and libcurl before 7.49.1, when built with SSPI or telnet is enabled, allow local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) security.dll, (2) secur32.dll, or (3) ws2_32.dll in the application or current working directory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CU
Curl · Haxx
through 7.49.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4802
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4802
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90997
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036008
Vendor Advisory
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20160530.html
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