CVE-2016-8624

curl: Invalid URL parsing with '#'

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

curl before version 7.51.0 doesn't parse the authority component of the URL correctly when the host name part ends with a '#' character, and could instead be tricked into connecting to a different host. This may have security implications if you for example use an URL parser that follows the RFC to check for allowed domains before using curl to request them.

curl en versiones anteriores a la 7.51.0 no analiza el componente authority de la URL correctamente cuando el nombre del host termina con un carácter "#" y podría conectarse a un host diferente. Esto podría tener implicaciones de seguridad si, por ejemplo, se emplea un analizador URL que sigue el RFC para buscar dominios permitidos antes de emplear curl para solicitarlos.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-10-12 CVE Reserved
2016-11-04 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-11-03 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (14)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94103	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037192	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfaa4d578587f52a9c4d176af516a681a712c664e3be440a4163691d5%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8624	2023-11-07
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161102J.html	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558	2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8624	2018-11-13
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388390	2018-11-13

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Haxx Search vendor "Haxx"		Curl Search vendor "Haxx" for product "Curl"				< 7.51.0 Search vendor "Haxx" for product "Curl" and version " < 7.51.0"		-		Affected