CVE-2014-3613
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/
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.3 | 5 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Medium | Low | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | None | N/A |
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
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality
Technical Impact: Read Application Data
An attacker may use an unexpected numerical base to access private application resources.
Integrity
Technical Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism; Alter Execution Logic
An attacker may use an unexpected numerical base to bypass or manipulate access control mechanisms.
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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