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CVE-2019-5443 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2019-5443.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191017-0002/ CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html CVEPatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element[email protected]
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')[email protected]

Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-5443
NVD Published Date:
Jul 2, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]