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CVE-2012-0036
curl and libcurl 7.2x before 7.24.0 do not properly consider special characters during extraction of a pathname from a URL, which allows…
High7.5EPSS 16.1%
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Description
curl and libcurl 7.2x before 7.24.0 do not properly consider special characters during extraction of a pathname from a URL, which allows remote attackers to conduct data-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a CRLF injection attack on the (1) IMAP, (2) POP3, or (3) SMTP protocol.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 16.1% · top 3.1% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (15)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- HPSBMU02786 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03760en_us (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1032924 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- DSA-2398 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- GLSA-201203-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 51665 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 48256 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20120124.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://curl.haxx.se/curl-url-sanitize.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2012:058 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=773457 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/bagder/curl/commit/75ca568fa1c19de4c5358fed246686de8467c238 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2012-05-09-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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