CVE-2014-3613
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Description
It was found that the libcurl library did not correctly handle partial literal IP addresses when parsing received HTTP cookies. An attacker able to trick a user into connecting to a malicious server could use this flaw to set the user's cookie to a crafted domain, making other cookie-related issues easier to exploit.
Statement
This issue affects the versions of curl as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and is not planned to be corrected in future updates.
Inktank Ceph Enterprise 1.1 and 1.2 receives only qualified Important and Critical impact security fixes. This issue has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Inktank Ceph Enterprise Support Matrix: http://www.inktank.com/enterprise/support/
Additional information
- Bugzilla 1136154: curl: incorrect handling of IP addresses in cookie domain
- CWE-20->CWE-284: Improper Input Validation leads to Improper Access Control
- FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2014-3613
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
Important note
CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
| Red Hat | NVD | |
|---|---|---|
CVSS v2 Base Score | 4.3 | 5 |
Attack Vector | Network | Network |
Access Complexity | Medium | Low |
Authentication | None | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None | None |
Integrity Impact | Partial | Partial |
Availability Impact | None | None |
CVSS v2 Vector
Red Hat: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank cURL project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Tim Ruehsen as the original reporter.
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