SB2015011504 - Input validation error in curl.haxx.se libcurl

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8151)

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

The darwinssl_connect_step1 function in lib/vtls/curl_darwinssl.c in libcurl 7.31.0 through 7.39.0, when using the DarwinSSL (aka SecureTransport) back-end for TLS, does not check if a cached TLS session validated the certificate when reusing the session, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate. <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/295.html">CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation</a>

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20150108A.html
• http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10743
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/61925
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031