cve/2016/CVE-2016-3739.md

### [CVE-2016-3739](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3739)
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### Description

The (1) mbed_connect_step1 function in lib/vtls/mbedtls.c and (2) polarssl_connect_step1 function in lib/vtls/polarssl.c in cURL and libcurl before 7.49.0, when using SSLv3 or making a TLS connection to a URL that uses a numerical IP address, allow remote attackers to spoof servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.