Improper Authentication in cURL - CVE-2016-0755
Published: January 29, 2016 / Updated: August 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33077
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0755
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
cURL
cURL
Software vendor:
curl.haxx.se
curl.haxx.se
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20160127A.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176546.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177342.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177383.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176413.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00047.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135695/Slackware-Security-Advisory-curl-Updates.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3455
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82307
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034882
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.519965
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2882-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
- https://support.apple.com/HT207170