CVE-2016-8625

curl before version 7.51.0 uses outdated IDNA 2003 standard to handle International Domain Names and this may lead users to potentially and unknowingly issue network transfer requests to the wrong host.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161102K.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-8625.patch	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8625	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21	Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037192	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94107	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-07-31 23:29

Updated : 2021-06-29 08:15

NVD link : CVE-2016-8625

Mitre link : CVE-2016-8625

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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Products Affected

haxx

curl

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