Vulnerability in Haxx Libcurl
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 resuming a session.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
EPSS: 0.019 (83.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Haxx Libcurl
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- RHSA-2016:2575 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- 92319 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- 92292 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- RHSA-2018:3558 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- 1038341 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- SSA:2016-219-01 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SLACKWARE)
- DSA-3638 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- 1036538 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5419?
- CVE-2016-5419 is a high-severity vulnerability in Haxx Libcurl, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-08-10.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5419?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5419 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.