SB2014062201 - Gentoo update for cURL

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0138)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

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.

2) Cryptographic issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0139)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

cURL and libcurl 7.1 before 7.36.0, when using the OpenSSL, axtls, qsossl or gskit libraries for TLS, recognize a wildcard IP address in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://security.gentoo.org/
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201406-21