Information disclosure in Haxx Curl

CVE-2015-3236

cURL and libcurl 7.40.0 through 7.42.1 send the HTTP Basic authentication credentials for a previous connection when reusing a reset (curl_easy_reset) connection handle to send a request to the same host name, which allows remote attackers…

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.045 (89.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Haxx Curl — versions 7.40.0, 7.41.0, 7.42.0
  • Haxx Libcurl — versions 7.40.0, 7.41.0, 7.42.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-3236?
CVE-2015-3236 is a vulnerability in Haxx Curl, classified under Information Disclosure. Published 2015-06-22.
Is CVE-2015-3236 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.