CVE-2016-9953
Microsoft Schannel Wildcard Certificate Denial of Service and Information Leak
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.
INFO
Published Date :
March 12, 2018, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 15, 2023, 7:06 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-9953 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-9953.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-9952.patch | Vendor Advisory |
| https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161221C.html | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 10, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-9952.patch No Types Assigned https://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2016-9952.patch Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161221C.html No Types Assigned https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20161221C.html Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-125 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.30.0 up to (including) 7.51.0 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_ce:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9953 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-9953
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.35 }} 0.00%
score
0.67286
percentile