Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2016-9594 |
CWE-ID | CWE-665 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
cURL Client/Desktop applications / Other client software |
Vendor | curl.haxx.se |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU31318
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9594
CWE-ID:
CWE-665 - Improper Initialization
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
curl before version 7.52.1 is vulnerable to an uninitialized random in libcurl's internal function that returns a good 32bit random value. Having a weak or virtually non-existent random value makes the operations that use it vulnerable.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionscURL: 7.52.0
External linkshttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95094
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037528
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9594
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161223.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-04
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.