CVE-2016-8615
moderate-risk
Published 2018-08-01
A flaw was found in curl before version 7.51. If cookie state is written into a cookie jar file that is later read back and used for subsequent requests, a malicious HTTP server can inject new cookies for arbitrary domains into said cookie jar.
Do I need to act?
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2.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.3/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (24)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94096
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037192
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8615
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94096
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037192
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8615
and 4 more references
31
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
21/34 · High
Exploitability
5/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal