CVE-2012-0036 Other in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject data into IMAP, POP3, or SMTP protocols via crafted URLs due to improper pathname extraction in curl.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2012-0036?

CVE-2012-0036 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Apr 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0036?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Curl Curl, Curl Libcurl.

How do I fix CVE-2012-0036?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2012-0036 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0036 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as CURL-CVE-2012-0036, DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0036, GHSA-xxw5-p895-cp2c.

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