DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3739

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3739

    Published: 20 May 2016Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-3739

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3739

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: curl

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/curl?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7.50.1-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High