#VU97150 Improper certificate validation in cURL - CVE-2024-8096
Published: September 11, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97150
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8096
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
cURL
cURL
Software vendor:
curl.haxx.se
curl.haxx.se
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to curl might fail to detect some OCSP problems when configured to use the Certificate Status Request TLS extension. A remote attacker can bypass OCSP stapling protection and perform a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that curl is build to use GnuTLS library.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.