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CVE-2016-8615

Published: Aug 1, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-99
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
4.5%
Top 9.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-99CWE-254

Affected Products

curlThe Curl Project
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
curlhaxxOSS Libraries
the curl projectoss-projectOSS Librariesaka curl
haxxoss-projectSEOSS Librariesaka haxx.se

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
access.redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94096
securityfocus.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8615
bugzilla.redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Aug 1, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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