CVE-2016-9594

curl before version 7.52.1 is vulnerable to an uninitialized random in libcurl's internal function that returns a good 32bit random value. Having a weak or virtually non-existent random value makes the operations that use it vulnerable.

CVSS v3.0 8.1 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

8.1^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161223.html	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9594	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-04	Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037528	VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95094	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Information

Published : 2018-04-23 12:29

Updated : 2019-10-09 16:20

NVD link : CVE-2016-9594

Mitre link : CVE-2016-9594

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-665

Improper Initialization

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Products Affected

haxx

curl

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