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CVE-2016-0755

The ConnectionExists function in lib/url.c in libcurl before 7.47.0 does not properly re-use NTLM-authenticated proxy connections, which might allow remote attackers to authenticate as other users via a request, a similar issue to CVE-2014-0015.

Score
7.3 high
Published
2016-01-29
Links
NVD · cve.org

Affected ports (1)

PortPackageVersionStatusMaintainer
ftp/linux-c7-curllinux-c7-curl7.29.0_13unaddressedemulation@FreeBSD.org

VuXML

Template for a VuXML entry

Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.

  <vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
    <topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
    <affects>
      <package>
	<name>linux-c7-curl</name>
	<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
      </package>
    </affects>
    <description>
      <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
	<p>The ConnectionExists function in lib/url.c in libcurl before 7.47.0
	does not properly re-use NTLM-authenticated proxy connections, which
	might allow remote attackers to authenticate as other users via a
	request, a similar issue to CVE-2014-0015.</p>
      </body>
    </description>
    <references>
      <cvename>CVE-2016-0755</cvename>
      <url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0755</url>
    </references>
    <dates>
      <discovery>2016-01-29</discovery>
      <entry>2026-10-25</entry>
    </dates>
  </vuln>