Vulnerability in Haxx Curl
CVE-2016-8615
A flaw was found in curl before version 7.51. If cookie state is written into a cookie jar file that is later read back and used for subsequent requests, a malicious HTTP server can inject new cookies for arbitrary domains into said cookie jar.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.048 (91.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Haxx Curl
- The Curl Project — versions 7.51.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94096 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-8615.patch (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161102A.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037192 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8615?
- CVE-2016-8615 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Haxx Curl, classified under Resource Injection. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-08-01.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8615?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-8615 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.