CVE-2012-0036 describes a data-injection vulnerability in curl and libcurl versions prior to 7.24.0, stemming from improper handling of special characters in URLs. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject data, such as CRLF sequences, into IMAP, POP3, or SMTP protocol communications. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.20.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:curl:curl:7.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.20.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:curl:curl:7.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.21.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:curl:curl:7.21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.21.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:curl:curl:7.21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.21.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:curl:curl:7.21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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