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)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.044 (90.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.044 · change: -0.005
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
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
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/57836 (third-party-advisory)
- curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20140326B.html (Vendor Advisory)
- 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)
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0165.html
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.