Vulnerability in Haxx Curl
CVE-2013-4545
cURL and libcurl 7.18.0 through 7.32.0, when built with OpenSSL, disables the certificate CN and SAN name field verification (CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST) when the digital signature verification (CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER) is disabled, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.031 (87.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Haxx Curl — versions 7.18.0, 7.18.1, 7.18.2
- Haxx Libcurl — versions 7.18.0, 7.18.1, 7.18.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display (vendor-advisory)
- curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20131115.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2798 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00047.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2048-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00053.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-4545?
- CVE-2013-4545 is a vulnerability in Haxx Curl, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2013-11-23.
- Is CVE-2013-4545 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.