SB2022120887 - VMware Tanzu products update for curl

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SB2022120887 - VMware Tanzu products update for curl

Published: December 8, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022120887
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 67% Low 33%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27780)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass filters and checks.

The vulnerability exists due to the curl URL parser wrongly accepts percent-encoded URL separators like '/' when decoding the host name part of a URL, making it a different URL using the wrong host name when it is later retrieved. For example, the URL like http://example.com%2F10.0.0.1/, would be allowed by the parser and get transposed into http://example.com/10.0.0.1/.

A remote attacker can bypass various internal filters and checks and force the curl to connect to a wrong web application.


2) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27781)

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when handling requests with the CURLOPT_CERTINFO option. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


3) Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27782)

CWE-ID: CWE-303 - Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the way libcurl handles previously used connections in a connection pool for subsequent transfers. Several TLS and SSH settings were left out from the configuration match checks, resulting in erroneous matches for different resources. As a result, libcurl can send authentication string from one resource to another, exposing credentials to a third-party.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References