CVE-2016-8624

Publication date 2 November 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

curl before version 7.51.0 doesn't parse the authority component of the URL correctly when the host name part ends with a '#' character, and could instead be tricked into connecting to a different host. This may have security implications if you for example use an URL parser that follows the RFC to check for allowed domains before using curl to request them.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
curl	17.04 zesty	Fixed 7.50.1-1ubuntu2
	16.10 yakkety	Fixed 7.50.1-1ubuntu1.1
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.2
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.10
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.17

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)