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CVE-2016-9953

Published: 12 March 2018

The verify_certificate function in lib/vtls/schannel.c in libcurl 7.30.0 through 7.51.0, when built for Windows CE using the schannel TLS backend, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (crash), or possibly have unspecified other impact via a wildcard certificate name, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Notes

AuthorNote
ratliff
Advisory says "This vulnerability only happens on ...Windows CE..."

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
curl
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(see note)
trusty Not vulnerable
(see note)
upstream Needs triage

xenial Not vulnerable
(see note)
Patches:
upstream: https://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-9952.patch

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H