Improper Authentication in cURL - CVE-2014-0015

 

Improper Authentication in cURL - CVE-2014-0015

Published: February 2, 2014 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32585
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0015
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
cURL
Software vendor:
curl.haxx.se

Description

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

cURL and libcurl 7.10.6 through 7.34.0, when more than one authentication method is enabled, re-uses NTLM connections, which might allow context-dependent attackers to authenticate as other users via a request.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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