CVE-2016-5420

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.
References
Link Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00011.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00094.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2575.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3638 Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92309
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036537
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036739
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.563059
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3048-1
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20160803B.html Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GLPXQQKURBQFM4XM6645VRPTOE2AWG33/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K3GQH4V3XAQ5Z53AMQRDEC3C3UHTW7QR/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00011.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00094.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2575.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3638 Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92309
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036537
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036739
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.563059
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3048-1
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20160803B.html Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GLPXQQKURBQFM4XM6645VRPTOE2AWG33/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K3GQH4V3XAQ5Z53AMQRDEC3C3UHTW7QR/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2016-08-10 14:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46


NVD link : CVE-2016-5420

Mitre link : CVE-2016-5420

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5420


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Products Affected

haxx

  • libcurl

debian

  • debian_linux

opensuse

  • leap
CWE
CWE-285

Improper Authorization