Credentials management in curl.haxx.se cURL

1) Credentials management

EUVDB-ID: #VU31227

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2003-1605

CWE-ID: CWE-255 - Credentials Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

curl 7.x before 7.10.7 sends CONNECT proxy credentials to the remote server.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

cURL: 7.10.1 - 7.10.6

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:curl_haxx_se:curl:7.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:curl_haxx_se:curl:7.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:curl_haxx_se:curl:7.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8432
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2003-1605.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.