International Domain Name Handling Vulnerability in curl by Haxx
CVE-2016-8625
5.3MEDIUM
What is CVE-2016-8625?
The vulnerability in curl prior to version 7.51.0 allows for exploitation through outdated IDNA 2003 standards, potentially directing users to incorrect host addresses unknowingly. This could lead to unintentional data exposure or manipulations as network transfer requests may be sent to malicious hosts instead of intended destinations.
Affected Version(s)
curl 7.51.0