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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.151 (96.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.159 · newest: 0.151 · change: -0.008
Affected products
- Haxx Libcurl
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2575.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92319 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92292 (vdb-entry)
- curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20160803A.html (Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558 (vendor-advisory)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038341 (vdb-entry)
- www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3638 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036538 (vdb-entry)
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.