CVE-2015-3236

Description

cURL 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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.50% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory haxx.se
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10131
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20150617A.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160660.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html third party advisory patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75385 vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-02 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3236?
CVE-2015-3236 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3236?
To fix CVE-2015-3236, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-3236 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-3236 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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