CVE-2015-3236

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-3236
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-06-22 19:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptioncURL and libcurl 7.40.0 through 7.42.1 send the HTTP Basic authentication credentials for a previous connection when reusing a reset (curl_easy_reset) connection handle to send a request to the same host name, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Haxx Curl 7.40.0 All All All
Application Haxx Curl 7.41.0 All All All
Application Haxx Curl 7.42.0 All All All
Application Haxx Curl 7.42.1 All All All
Application Haxx Libcurl 7.40.0 All All All
Application Haxx Libcurl 7.41.0 All All All
Application Haxx Libcurl 7.42.0 All All All
Application Haxx Libcurl 7.42.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CPU Oct 2018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
McAfee KnowledgeBase - Intel Security - Security Bulletin: McAfee Agent patch fixes three Libcurl vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
cURL/libcURL CVE-2015-3236 Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: curl-7.40.0-5.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
cURL - lingering HTTP credentials in connection re-use af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 curl.haxx.se Vendor Advisory
Oracle July 2016 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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