Auth bypass in Haxx Curl
CVE-2017-2628
curl, as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 before version 7.19.7-53, did not correctly backport the fix for CVE-2015-3148 because it did not reflect the fact that the HAVE_GSSAPI define was meanwhile substituted by USE_HTTP_NEGOTIATE…
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.039 (89.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Haxx Curl — versions 7.19.7
- Red Hat, Inc. Curl — versions 7.19.7-53
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2628?
- CVE-2017-2628 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Haxx Curl, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-12.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2628?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.