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Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0056: curl (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0056)

🗓️ 14 May 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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 nessus
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Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 has a vulnerability in libcurl affecting credentials during FTP transfers.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Advisory ALINUX3-SA-2023:0056.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(236679);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/05/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-27535");

  script_name(english:"Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0056: curl (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0056)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
ALINUX3-SA-2023:0056 advisory.

    Package updates are available for Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2023-27535:
    An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in libcurl <8.0.0 in the FTP connection reuse feature that
    can result in wrong credentials being used during subsequent transfers. Previously created connections are
    kept in a connection pool for reuse if they match the current setup. However, certain FTP settings such as
    CURLOPT_FTP_ACCOUNT, CURLOPT_FTP_ALTERNATIVE_TO_USER, CURLOPT_FTP_SSL_CCC, and CURLOPT_USE_SSL were not
    included in the configuration match checks, causing them to match too easily. This could lead to libcurl
    using the wrong credentials when performing a transfer, potentially allowing unauthorized access to
    sensitive information.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Alibaba Cloud Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://mirrors.aliyun.com/alinux/3/cve/alinux3-sa-20230056.xml");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-27535");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/03/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/07/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/05/14");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:curl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:curl-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:curl-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:curl-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:curl-minimal");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:curl-minimal-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:libcurl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:libcurl-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:libcurl-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:libcurl-minimal");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:libcurl-minimal-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Alibaba Cloud Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Alibaba/release", "Host/Alibaba/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Alibaba/release');
if (isnull(os_release) || 'Alibaba Cloud Linux' >!< os_release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Alibaba Cloud Linux');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Alibaba Cloud Linux release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:os_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Alibaba Cloud Linux');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^3([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Alibaba Cloud Linux 3.x', 'Alibaba Cloud Linux ' + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/Alibaba/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Alibaba Cloud Linux', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'curl-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'curl-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'curl-debuginfo-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'curl-debuginfo-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'curl-debugsource-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'curl-debugsource-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'curl-doc-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'curl-minimal-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'curl-minimal-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'curl-minimal-debuginfo-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'curl-minimal-debuginfo-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'libcurl-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'libcurl-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'libcurl-debuginfo-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'libcurl-debuginfo-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'libcurl-devel-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'libcurl-devel-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'libcurl-minimal-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'libcurl-minimal-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'libcurl-minimal-debuginfo-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
    {'reference':'libcurl-minimal-debuginfo-7.61.1-30.0.2.al8.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var reference = NULL;
  var _release = NULL;
  var sp = NULL;
  var _cpu = NULL;
  var el_string = NULL;
  var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
  var epoch = NULL;
  var allowmaj = NULL;
  var exists_check = NULL;
  var cves = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = 'Alibaba Linux ' + package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
    if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'curl / curl-debuginfo / curl-debugsource / curl-doc / curl-minimal / etc');
}

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14 May 2025 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 3.15.9
EPSS0.01607
SSVC
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