CVE-2016-0754 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can write arbitrary files to a different drive on Windows systems using cURL by exploiting a colon in remote file names.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-0754?
CVE-2016-0754 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Haxx Curl, published on 29 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
cURL before 7.47.0 on Windows allows attackers to write to arbitrary files in the current working directory on a different drive via a colon in a remote file name.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0754?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Haxx Curl.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0754?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2016-0754 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0754 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Haxx Curl
Sources
Also known as CURL-CVE-2016-0754, GHSA-p8rx-wpgr-v4vx.