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 to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.073 (94.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.073 · newest: 0.073 · change: 0.000
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
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index
- curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20150617A.html (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160660.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75385 (vdb-entry)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-02 (vendor-advisory)
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.