Vulnerability in Haxx Curl
CVE-2016-9594
curl before version 7.52.1 is vulnerable to an uninitialized random in libcurl's internal function that returns a good 32bit random value. Having a weak or virtually non-existent random value makes the operations that use it vulnerable.
Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Haxx Curl
- Unspecified Curl — versions curl 7.52.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95094 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161223.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-04 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037528 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9594?
- CVE-2016-9594 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Haxx Curl, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-04-23.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9594?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9594 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.