Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information Affecting libcurl-devel package, versions <0:7.87.0-2.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.1% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-LIBCURLDEVEL-3310628
  • published 4 Feb 2023
  • disclosed 23 Dec 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libcurl-devel to version 0:7.87.0-2.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-1924.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libcurl-devel package and not the libcurl-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability exists in curl <7.87.0 HSTS check that could be bypassed to trick it to keep using HTTP. Using its HSTS support, curl can be instructed to use HTTPS instead of using an insecure clear-text HTTP step even when HTTP is provided in the URL. However, the HSTS mechanism could be bypassed if the host name in the given URL first uses IDN characters that get replaced to ASCII counterparts as part of the IDN conversion. Like using the character UTF-8 U+3002 (IDEOGRAPHIC FULL STOP) instead of the common ASCII full stop (U+002E) .. Then in a subsequent request, it does not detect the HSTS state and makes a clear text transfer. Because it would store the info IDN encoded but look for it IDN decoded.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.5 high
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SUSE

6.5 medium
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Red Hat

7.5 high