Description
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in cURL and libcurl before 7.49.1, when built with SSPI or telnet is enabled, allow local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) security.dll, (2) secur32.dll, or (3) ws2_32.dll in the application or current working directory.
Published: 2016-06-24
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5785 Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in cURL and libcurl before 7.49.1, when built with SSPI or telnet is enabled, allow local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) security.dll, (2) secur32.dll, or (3) ws2_32.dll in the application or current working directory.
History

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:39:26.173Z

Reserved: 2016-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4802

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Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-24T17:59:00.160

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-4802

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