CVE-2015-3236 describes an information disclosure vulnerability affecting cURL and libcurl versions 7.40.0 through 7.42.1. When a reset connection handle is reused for the same hostname, HTTP Basic authentication credentials from a previous connection can be inadvertently sent, potentially exposing sensitive information. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.40.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.40.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.41.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.41.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.42.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.42.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.40.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.40.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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