Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:7293Insecure Defaults
6.4 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
libcurl.so is vulnerable to insecure defaults. The library re-uses connections rather than create new connections, allowing a malicious user to connect to other users by sending requests through a re-used connection, leading to an authentication bypass in certain connections that require authentication.
References
curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20140326A.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00042.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
secunia.com/advisories/57836
secunia.com/advisories/57966
secunia.com/advisories/57968
secunia.com/advisories/58615
secunia.com/advisories/59458
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21675820
www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5095862
www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2902
www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/chef-server-11-0-12-release/
www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-1-4-9-release/
www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release/
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2167-1
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20140326A.html
curl.haxx.se/libcurl-bad-reuse.patch
Related
6.4 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N