Auth bypass in Haxx Curl
CVE-2014-0138
The default configuration in cURL and libcurl 7.10.6 before 7.36.0 re-uses (1) SCP, (2) SFTP, (3) POP3, (4) POP3S, (5) IMAP, (6) IMAPS, (7) SMTP, (8) SMTPS, (9) LDAP, and (10) LDAPS connections, which might allow context-dependent attackers to connect as other users via a request, a similar issue to CVE-2014-0015.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.051 (92.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.051 · newest: 0.051 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Haxx Curl — versions 7.10.6, 7.10.7, 7.10.8
- Haxx Libcurl — versions 7.10.6, 7.10.7, 7.10.8
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20140326A.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
- secunia.com/advisories/57836 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2902 (vendor-advisory)
- www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/chef-server-11-0-12-release/
- secunia.com/advisories/59458 (third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00042.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-0138?
- CVE-2014-0138 is a vulnerability in Haxx Curl, classified under Improper Authentication. Published 2014-04-15.
- Is CVE-2014-0138 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.