What is CVE-2016-0754?

CVE-2016-0754 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Haxx Curl, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-01-29.

How severe is CVE-2016-0754?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-0754 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Haxx Curl

CVE-2016-0754

cURL before 7.47.0 on Windows allows attackers to write to arbitrary files in the current working directory on a different drive via a colon in a remote file name.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.011 (62.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Haxx Curl
Microsoft Windows
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0754?: CVE-2016-0754 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Haxx Curl, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-01-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-0754?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-0754 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.