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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in cURL and libcURL up to 7.50.3 (Network Utility Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Password Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability (Reuse). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-255. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 11/03/2016 with Cure53 as 7.50.3 vulnerabilities as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at curl.haxx.se. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-8616 since 10/12/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105441 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : libcurl vulnerability (K52828640)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family F5 Networks Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157987 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for curl (ELSA-2019-4652)).

Upgrading to version 7.51.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (105441). The entries 90449, 91385, 91680 and 91681 are pretty similar.

Productinfo

Type

• Network Utility Software

Name

• cURL
• libcURL

Version

• 7.50.0
• 7.50.1
• 7.50.2
• 7.50.3

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv4info

VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍
VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.9
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 3.7
CNA Vector (Red Hat, Inc.): 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Name: Reuse
Class: Credentials management / Reuse
CWE: CWE-255
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-Day	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
Today	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock

Nessus ID: 105441
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : libcurl vulnerability (K52828640)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 February-2017
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍

Upgrade: cURL/libcURL 7.51.0

Timelineinfo

10/12/2016 🔍
11/02/2016 +21 days 🔍
11/03/2016 +1 days 🔍
11/03/2016 +0 days 🔍
11/04/2016 +1 days 🔍
04/12/2017 +159 days 🔍
12/26/2017 +258 days 🔍
08/01/2018 +218 days 🔍
09/29/2022 +1520 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 7.50.3 vulnerabilities
Organization: Cure53
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-8616 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

SecurityTracker: 1037192
SecurityFocus: 94094 - cURL/libcURL CVE-2016-8616 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2016 09:53
Updated: 09/29/2022 11:04
Changes: 11/04/2016 09:53 (62), 05/23/2019 18:00 (26), 09/29/2022 10:58 (4), 09/29/2022 11:04 (12)
Complete: 🔍

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