Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 22, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2015-3236

Description

cURL and libcurl 7.40.0 through 7.42.1 send the HTTP Basic authentication credentials for a previous connection when reusing a reset (curl_easy_reset) connection handle to send a request to the same host name, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

Haxx/Curl4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.40.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.40.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.41.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Haxx/Libcurl4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.40.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.40.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.41.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20150617A.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160660.htmlnvd
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.htmlnvd
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/75385nvd
kc.mcafee.com/corporate/indexnvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-02nvd

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