CVE-2016-0755
curl - security update
7.3
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.35%
Description
The ConnectionExists function in lib/url.c in libcurl before 7.47.0 does not properly re-use NTLM-authenticated proxy connections, which might allow remote attackers to authenticate as other users via a request, a similar issue to CVE-2014-0015.
How to fix CVE-2016-0755
To remediate CVE-2016-0755, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/curl—upgrade to 7.47.0-1 or later
- —upgrade to 7.38.0-4+deb8u3 or later
Is CVE-2016-0755 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 7.47.0-1
- from 0, < 7.38.0-4+deb8u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |