Improper Input Validation Affecting curl package, versions <0:7.29.0-25.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.57% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-CURL-4549326
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Sept 2014

Introduced: 10 Sep 2014

CVE-2014-3613  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 curl to version 0:7.29.0-25.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:2159.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream curl package and not the curl package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

cURL and libcurl before 7.38.0 does not properly handle IP addresses in cookie domain names, which allows remote attackers to set cookies for or send arbitrary cookies to certain sites, as demonstrated by a site at 192.168.0.1 setting cookies for a site at 127.168.0.1.

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