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CVE-2019-5443

CVE-2019-5443HIGH

n/a curl — A non-privileged user or program can put code and a config file in a known non-privileged path (under C:/usr/local/) that will make curl …

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0069   51.9     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions     Fixed
  curl     <= 7.65.1 –  —

TIMELINE
  Jan 4   Reserved by hackerone
  Jul 2   Published (CNA: hackerone)
  Oct 14  ENRICHED — CVE-2019-5443 (curl). Received CVSS 7.8 and CPE data from NVD.

CWE-427, CWE-94 · CNA: hackerone · CVSS v3.1 · 8 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

A non-privileged user or program can put code and a config file in a known non-privileged path (under C:/usr/local/) that will make curl <= 7.65.1 automatically run the code (as an openssl "engine") on invocation. If that curl is invoked by a privileged user it can do anything it wants.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
January 4, 2019	Reserved	Reserved by hackerone
July 2, 2019	Published	Published (CNA: hackerone)
October 14, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2019-5443 (curl). Received CVSS 7.8 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	curl	—	<= 7.65.1	—

Weaknesses

CWE-427 · CWE-94

References (8)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/24/1 [Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108881 [Broken Link]
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2019-5443.html [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191017-0002/ [Third Party Advisory]
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html [Patch, Third Party Advisory]
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html [Patch, Third Party Advisory]
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html [Patch, Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2019-5443 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-427 · CWE-94

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