Vulnerability in Haxx Curl

CVE-2014-0139

cURL and libcurl 7.1 before 7.36.0, when using the OpenSSL, axtls, qsossl or gskit libraries for TLS, recognize a wildcard IP address in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.049 (91.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-0139?
CVE-2014-0139 is a vulnerability in Haxx Curl, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2014-04-15.
Is CVE-2014-0139 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.