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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2014-0139

🗓️ 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Linux distros have unpatched vulnerability CVE-2014-0139 affecting cURL and libcurl libraries.

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IBM Security Bulletins
Security Bulletin: Security vulnerabilities in Open SSL, OpenSSH and curl affect the Integrated Management Module II (IMM2)
31 Jan 201901:35
ibm
IBM Security Bulletins
Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in cURL affect System x Integrated Management Module (IMM) (CVE-2013-2174, CVE-2014-0015, CVE-2014-0138, CVE-2014-0139)
31 Jan 201901:35
ibm
IBM Security Bulletins
Security Bulletin: IBM Tivoli Netcool System Service Monitors/Application Service Monitors is affected by the following libcURL vulnerabilities: (CVE-2014-0139, CVE-2014-0138)
17 Jun 201814:42
ibm
IBM Security Bulletins
Security Bulletin: IBM ToolsCenter is affected by several cURL potential vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-0015, CVE-2014-0139, CVE-2014-0138, CVE-2014-2522)
31 Jan 201901:25
ibm
IBM Security Bulletins
Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in cURL affect System x Integrated Management Module (IMM) (CVE-2013-2174, CVE-2014-0015, CVE-2014-138, CVE-2014-0139)
31 Jan 201901:35
ibm
IBM Security Bulletins
Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in cURL component shipped with ClearCase (CVE-2014-0139)
10 Jul 201808:34
ibm
IBM Security Bulletins
Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in Open SSL, OpenSSH and curl affect the Integrated Management Module II (IMM2)
31 Jan 201901:55
ibm
IBM Security Bulletins
Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities affect IBM's Advanced Management Module (AMM)
14 Apr 202314:32
ibm
IBM Security Bulletins
Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in curl affect IBM Chassis Management Module (CMM) (CVE-2013-4545, CVE-2014-0015, CVE-2014-0138, CVE-2014-0139, CVE-2013-2174)
31 Jan 201901:55
ibm
IBM Security Bulletins
Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in curl affect IBM Flex System Manager (FSM): (CVE-2013-2174 CVE-2013-4545 CVE-2014-0015 CVE-2014-0138 CVE-2014-013)
31 Jan 201901:30
ibm
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(218170);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/28");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-0139");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2014-0139");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2014-0139)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2014-0139");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/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:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2014-0139");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/03/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:curl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("set_linux_os_id.nasl", "ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/OS/identifier", "Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-5");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-5": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "5",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "curl"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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