#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(215219);
script_version("1.5");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/07/31");
script_cve_id("CVE-2025-0665");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2025-A-0085-S");
script_name(english:"Curl < 8.12.0 Double Close (CVE-2025-0665)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host has a program that is affected by a double close vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"libcurl would wrongly close the same eventfd file descriptor twice when taking down a connection channel after having
completed a threaded name resolve.
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:"https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-0665.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade Curl to version 8.12.0 or later");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"all");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-0665");
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:"2025/02/05");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/02/05");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/02/10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"asset_categories", value:"component");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:haxx:curl");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Misc.");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("curl_win_installed.nbin", "curl_nix_installed.nbin");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/Curl");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf.inc');
var win_local;
if (!empty_or_null(get_kb_item('SMB/Registry/Enumerated')))
win_local = TRUE;
else
win_local = FALSE;
var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'Curl', win_local:win_local);
vcf::check_all_backporting(app_info:app_info);
var constraints = [
{'equal': '8.11.1', 'fixed_version': '8.12.0'}
];
vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
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