CVE-2016-7141

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Description

It was found that the libcurl library using the NSS (Network Security Services) library as TLS/SSL backend incorrectly re-used client certificates for subsequent TLS connections in certain cases. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to hijack the authentication of the connection by leveraging a previously created connection with a different client certificate.

It was found that the libcurl library using the NSS (Network Security Services) library as TLS/SSL backend incorrectly re-used client certificates for subsequent TLS connections in certain cases. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to hijack the authentication of the connection by leveraging a previously created connection with a different client certificate.

Additional information

  • Bugzilla 1373229: curl: Incorrect reuse of client certificates
  • CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2016-7141

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS v3
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
Red HatNVD

CVSS v3 Base Score

4.2

7.5

Attack Vector

Network

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Low

Privileges Required

Low

None

User Interaction

None

None

Scope

Unchanged

Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact

Low

None

Integrity Impact

Low

High

Availability Impact

None

None

CVSS v3 Vector

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

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

CVSS v2

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