CVE-2016-8625
Published: 1 August 2018
curl before version 7.51.0 uses outdated IDNA 2003 standard to handle International Domain Names and this may lead users to potentially and unknowingly issue network transfer requests to the wrong host.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | upstream patch switched from libidn to libidn2 and may be causing issues, see: https://curl.haxx.se/mail/lib-2016-11/0033.html http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/333 Fixing this is intrusive and is likely to cause regressions in stable releases. As such, we will not be fixing this issue in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and earlier. |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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curl Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(7.55.1-1ubuntu2.2)
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(7.55.1-1ubuntu2.1)
|
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(7.55.1-1ubuntu2.1)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(7.55.1-1ubuntu2.1)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(7.55.1-1ubuntu2.1)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(7.55.1-1ubuntu2.1)
|
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Ignored
(intrusive fix)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(7.51.0)
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(intrusive fix)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(7.52.1-4ubuntu1.4)
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/9c91ec778104ae3b744b39444d544e82d5ee9ece |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.5 |
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 |