CVE-2016-4802

CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
Description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in cURL and libcurl before 7.49.1, when built with SSPI or telnet is enabled, allow local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) security.dll, (2) secur32.dll, or (3) ws2_32.dll in the application or current working directory.

Affected Products
1
Vendor Product Version
haxx curl All versions
Weakness Types
CWE-264
CVE Information
CVE ID:
CVE-2016-4802
Published:
2016-06-24
Modified:
2026-05-06
CVSS Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Vendors
haxx
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CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9 LOW
4.0 - 6.9 MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9 HIGH
9.0 - 10.0 CRITICAL