CVE-2016-9953 is a critical out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libcurl versions 7.30.0 through 7.51.0, specifically when built for Windows CE using the schannel TLS backend. This flaw allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service, or potentially have other impacts via a maliciously crafted wildcard certificate name. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.30.0, <= 7.51.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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