CVE-2016-3739

Medium

Description

The (1) mbed_connect_step1 function in lib/vtls/mbedtls.c and (2) polarssl_connect_step1 function in lib/vtls/polarssl.c in cURL and libcurl before 7.49.0, when using SSLv3 or making a TLS connection to a URL that uses a numerical IP address, allow remote attackers to spoof servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
ProductHaxx Curl
PublishedMay 20, 2016
First seenMay 20, 2016

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
haxx curl7.21.0, 7.21.1, 7.21.2, 7.21.3, 7.21.4, 7.21.5, 7.21.6, 7.21.7, 7.22.0, 7.23.0, 7.23.1, 7.24.0, 7.25.0, 7.26.0, 7.27.0, 7.28.0, 7.28.1, 7.29.0, 7.30.0, 7.31.0, 7.32.0, 7.33.0, 7.34.0, 7.35.0, 7.36.0, 7.38.0, 7.39.0, 7.40.0, 7.41.0, 7.42.0, 7.42.1, 7.43.0, 7.44.0, 7.45.0, 7.46.0, 7.47.0, 7.48.0—

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