Auth bypass in Haxx Libcurl
CVE-2016-7141
curl and libcurl before 7.50.2, when built with NSS and the libnsspem.so library is available at runtime, allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of a TLS connection by leveraging reuse of a previously loaded client certificate…
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.005 (67.3th 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:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Haxx Libcurl
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- RHSA-2016:2575 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- RHSA-2018:3558 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- 1036739 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20181106 [SECURITY] [DLA 1568-1] curl security update (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2379 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- RHSA-2016:2957 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7141?
- CVE-2016-7141 is a high-severity vulnerability in Haxx Libcurl, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-03.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7141?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.