CVE-2016-3739
MEDIUM 5.3
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 6.93 % · percentile 94 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
The (1) mbed_connect_step1 function in lib/vtls/mbedtls.c and (2) polarssl_connect_step1 function in lib/vtls/polarssl.c in cURL and libcurl before 7.49.0, when using SSLv3 or making a TLS connection to a URL that uses a numerical IP address, allow remote attackers to spoof servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
References
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05320149
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035907
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20160518.html
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.495349
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90726
- https://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-3739.patch
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
- https://curl.haxx.se/changes.html#7_49_0
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/4
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW 2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2016-4752
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2016-3739
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2018-AVI-339 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2017-AVI-121 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Oracle Linux and Virtualization · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.21.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.21.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.21.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.21.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.21.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.25.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.27.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.28.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.29.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.30.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.32.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.33.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.34.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.35.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.36.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.39.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.40.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.41.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.43.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.44.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.45.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.46.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.47.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.48.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |