CVE-2016-0755

HIGH

libcurl <7.47.0 - Open Redirect

Title source: llm

Description

The ConnectionExists function in lib/url.c in libcurl before 7.47.0 does not properly re-use NTLM-authenticated proxy connections, which might allow remote attackers to authenticate as other users via a request, a similar issue to CVE-2014-0015.

References (18)

[Vendor Advisory] http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20160127A.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00031.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00044.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00047.html

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135695/Slackware-Security-Advisory-curl-Updates.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034882

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.519965

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2882-1

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT207170

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82307

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176546.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177342.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177383.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176413.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3455

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47

Scores

CVSS v3 7.3

EPSS 0.0041

EPSS Percentile 61.1%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Classification

CWE

CWE-287

Status draft

Affected Products (6)

haxx/curl < 7.46.0

canonical/ubuntu_linux

debian/debian_linux

Timeline

Published Jan 29, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026