CVE-2016-9953 Information

Description

The verify_certificate function in lib/vtls/schannel.c in libcurl 7.30.0 through 7.51.0 when built for Windows CE using the schannel TLS backend allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a wildcard certificate name which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-9952.patch https://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-9952.patch https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161221C.html https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161221C.html The verify_certificate function in lib/vtls/schannel.c in libcurl 7.30.0 through 7.51.0 when built for Windows CE using the schannel TLS backend allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a wildcard certificate name which triggers an out-of-bounds read. cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl::::::::

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8