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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in libcURL up to 7.50.3 (Network Utility Software). This affects an unknown function of the component IDNA. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
curl before version 7.51.0 uses outdated IDNA 2003 standard to handle International Domain Names and this may lead users to potentially and unknowingly issue network transfer requests to the wrong host.
The weakness was released 11/03/2016 by Christian Heimes as 7.50.3 vulnerabilities as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at curl.haxx.se. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-8625 since 10/12/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95917 (macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context c. 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 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (95917). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 87463, 91385, 91659 and 93251.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 95917
Nessus Name: macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 February-2017
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: libcURL 7.51.0
Timeline
10/12/2016 🔍11/02/2016 🔍
11/03/2016 🔍
11/03/2016 🔍
11/04/2016 🔍
12/13/2016 🔍
12/16/2016 🔍
08/01/2018 🔍
09/29/2022 🔍
Sources
Advisory: 7.50.3 vulnerabilitiesResearcher: Christian Heimes
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8625 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1037192
SecurityFocus: 94107 - cURL/libcURL CVE-2016-8625 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 11/04/2016 09:53Updated: 09/29/2022 12:27
Changes: 11/04/2016 09:53 (61), 05/23/2019 18:50 (26), 09/29/2022 12:27 (13)
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