CVE-2014-0138: Medium severity haxx curl vulnerability

Published Apr 15, 2014
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Updated

The default configuration in cURL and libcurl 7.10.6 before 7.36.0 re-uses (1) SCP, (2) SFTP, (3) POP3, (4) POP3S, (5) IMAP, (6) IMAPS, (7) SMTP, (8) SMTPS, (9) LDAP, and (10) LDAPS connections, which might allow context-dependent attackers to connect as other users via a request, a similar issue to CVE-2014-0015.

Affected Software

131 affected components
haxx curl=7.10.6
haxx curl=7.10.7
haxx curl=7.10.8
haxx curl=7.11.0
haxx curl=7.11.1
haxx curl=7.11.2
haxx curl=7.12.0
haxx curl=7.12.1
haxx curl=7.12.2
haxx curl=7.12.3
haxx curl=7.13.0
haxx curl=7.13.1
haxx curl=7.13.2
haxx curl=7.14.0
haxx curl=7.14.1
haxx curl=7.15.0
haxx curl=7.15.1
haxx curl=7.15.2
haxx curl=7.15.3
haxx curl=7.15.4
haxx curl=7.15.5
haxx curl=7.16.0
haxx curl=7.16.1
haxx curl=7.16.2
haxx curl=7.16.3
haxx curl=7.16.4
haxx curl=7.17.0
haxx curl=7.17.1
haxx curl=7.18.0
haxx curl=7.18.1
haxx curl=7.18.2
haxx curl=7.19.0
haxx curl=7.19.1
haxx curl=7.19.2
haxx curl=7.19.3
haxx curl=7.19.4
haxx curl=7.19.5
haxx curl=7.19.6
haxx curl=7.19.7
haxx curl=7.20.0
haxx curl=7.20.1
haxx curl=7.21.0
haxx curl=7.21.1
haxx curl=7.21.2
haxx curl=7.21.3
haxx curl=7.21.4
haxx curl=7.21.5
haxx curl=7.21.6
haxx curl=7.21.7
haxx curl=7.22.0
haxx curl=7.23.0
haxx curl=7.23.1
haxx curl=7.24.0
haxx curl=7.25.0
haxx curl=7.26.0
haxx curl=7.27.0
haxx curl=7.28.0
haxx curl=7.28.1
haxx curl=7.29.0
haxx curl=7.30.0
haxx curl=7.31.0
haxx curl=7.32.0
haxx curl=7.33.0
haxx curl=7.34.0
haxx curl=7.35.0
haxx libcurl=7.10.6
haxx libcurl=7.10.7
haxx libcurl=7.10.8
haxx libcurl=7.11.0
haxx libcurl=7.11.1
haxx libcurl=7.11.2
haxx libcurl=7.12.0
haxx libcurl=7.12.1
haxx libcurl=7.12.2
haxx libcurl=7.12.3
haxx libcurl=7.13.0
haxx libcurl=7.13.1
haxx libcurl=7.13.2
haxx libcurl=7.14.0
haxx libcurl=7.14.1
haxx libcurl=7.15.0
haxx libcurl=7.15.1
haxx libcurl=7.15.2
haxx libcurl=7.15.3
haxx libcurl=7.15.4
haxx libcurl=7.15.5
haxx libcurl=7.16.0
haxx libcurl=7.16.1
haxx libcurl=7.16.2
haxx libcurl=7.16.3
haxx libcurl=7.16.4
haxx libcurl=7.17.0
haxx libcurl=7.17.1
haxx libcurl=7.18.0
haxx libcurl=7.18.1
haxx libcurl=7.18.2
haxx libcurl=7.19.0
haxx libcurl=7.19.1
haxx libcurl=7.19.2
haxx libcurl=7.19.3
haxx libcurl=7.19.4
haxx libcurl=7.19.5
haxx libcurl=7.19.6
haxx libcurl=7.19.7
haxx libcurl=7.20.0
haxx libcurl=7.20.1
haxx libcurl=7.21.0
haxx libcurl=7.21.1
haxx libcurl=7.21.2
haxx libcurl=7.21.3
haxx libcurl=7.21.4
haxx libcurl=7.21.5
haxx libcurl=7.21.6
haxx libcurl=7.21.7
haxx libcurl=7.22.0
haxx libcurl=7.23.0
haxx libcurl=7.23.1
haxx libcurl=7.24.0
haxx libcurl=7.25.0
haxx libcurl=7.26.0
haxx libcurl=7.27.0
haxx libcurl=7.28.0
haxx libcurl=7.28.1
haxx libcurl=7.29.0
haxx libcurl=7.30.0
haxx libcurl=7.31.0
haxx libcurl=7.32.0
haxx libcurl=7.33.0
haxx libcurl=7.34.0
haxx libcurl=7.35.0
Debian Debian Linux=7.0

Event History

Apr 15, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:55 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0138?

CVE-2014-0138 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2014-0138?

To address CVE-2014-0138, update cURL or libcurl to a version greater than 7.36.0.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2014-0138?

CVE-2014-0138 affects versions of cURL and libcurl from 7.10.6 up to 7.36.0.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2014-0138 enable?

CVE-2014-0138 allows context-dependent attackers to potentially connect as other users to services that reuse connections.

5

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-0138?

Yes, upgrading to cURL or libcurl version 7.36.0 or later provides a patch for CVE-2014-0138.

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