cURL/libcURL up to 7.50.3 Cookie Jar 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in cURL and libcURL up to 7.50.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Cookie Jar. The manipulation leads to 7pk security. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-8615. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in cURL and libcURL up to 7.50.3 (Network Utility Software). This issue affects an unknown code of the component Cookie Jar. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 11/03/2016 with Cure53 as 7.50.3 vulnerabilities as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at curl.haxx.se. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-8615 since 10/12/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94572 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : curl (SUSE-SU-2016:2714-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE 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 immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (94572), SecurityFocus (BID 94096†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037192†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-90449, VDB-91385, VDB-91680 and VDB-91681. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 94572
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : curl (SUSE-SU-2016:2714-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 February-2017
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cURL/libcURL 7.51.0

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10/12/2016 🔍
11/03/2016 +22 days 🔍
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11/04/2016 +1 days 🔍
11/04/2016 +0 days 🔍
08/01/2018 +635 days 🔍
09/29/2022 +1520 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 7.50.3 vulnerabilities
Organization: Cure53
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8615 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8615
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93251

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SecurityFocus: 94096 - cURL/libcURL CVE-2016-8615 Cookie Injection Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037192

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2016 09:53
Updated: 09/29/2022 10:53
Changes: 11/04/2016 09:53 (72), 05/23/2019 17:56 (14), 09/29/2022 10:53 (13)
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Cache ID: 216:3D8:103

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