URL Parsing Vulnerability in curl before version 7.51.0

CVE-2016-8624 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

curl before version 7.51.0 doesn't parse the authority component of the URL correctly when the host name part ends with a '#' character, and could instead be tricked into connecting to a different host. This may have security implications if you for example use an URL parser that follows the RFC to check for allowed domains before using curl to request them.

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