High severity · published Aug 10, 2016
CVE-2016-5419
curl and libcurl before 7.50.1 do not prevent TLS session resumption when the client certificate has changed, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions by…
7.5
CVSS
15.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
curl and libcurl before 7.50.1 do not prevent TLS session resumption when the client certificate has changed, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions by resuming a session.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)15.1% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
42.1 · source: NVD
LI
Libcurl · Haxx
through 7.50.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5419
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5419
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00011.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00094.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2575.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3638
www.oracle.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
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