Description
curl and libcurl before 7.50.1 do not check the client certificate when choosing the TLS connection to reuse, which might allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of the connection by leveraging a previously created connection with a different client certificate.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-586-1 | curl security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-1568-1 | curl security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3638-1 | curl security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-6365 | curl and libcurl before 7.50.1 do not check the client certificate when choosing the TLS connection to reuse, which might allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of the connection by leveraging a previously created connection with a different client certificate. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3048-1 | curl vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T01:01:00.390Z
Reserved: 2016-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-5420
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-08-10T14:59:05.080
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-5420
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN