Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-8615
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.
Products affected by CVE-2016-8615
- cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-8615
4.17%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 88 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-8615
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
Red Hat, Inc. | |
|
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
3.9
|
3.6
|
NIST | |
|
5.3
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
3.9
|
1.4
|
Red Hat, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-8615
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The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before it is used as an identifier for a resource that may be outside the intended sphere of control.Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Primary)
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)
References for CVE-2016-8615
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94096
cURL/libcURL CVE-2016-8615 Cookie Injection Security Bypass VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-47) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
CPU Oct 2018
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https://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-8615.patch
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21
[R2] LCE 4.8.2 Fixes Multiple Third-party Library Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable®Third Party Advisory
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https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161102A.html
curl - cookie injection for other servers - CVE-2016-8615Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
RHSA-2018:3558 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8615
1388370 – (CVE-2016-8615) CVE-2016-8615 curl: Cookie injection for other serversIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
[GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 - Pony Mail
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
RHSA-2018:2486 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037192
cURL/libcurl Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Inject Cookies, Reuse Connections, and Execute Arbitrary Code and Let Local Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecuVDB Entry;Third Party Advisory
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