CVE-2016-0755
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.3)—
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.
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Base score: 7.3
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 9.33%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 95
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (3)
CWEs
- CWE-287
References
- http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20160127A.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176546.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177342.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177383.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176413.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00047.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135695/Slackware-Security-Advisory-curl-Updates.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3455
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82307
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034882
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.519965
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2882-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
- https://support.apple.com/HT207170
- http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20160127A.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176546.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177342.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177383.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176413.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00047.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135695/Slackware-Security-Advisory-curl-Updates.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3455
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82307
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034882
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.519965
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2882-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
- https://support.apple.com/HT207170
Raw JSON (NVD)
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