#VU87852 Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in cURL - CVE-2024-2466

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#VU87852 Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in cURL - CVE-2024-2466

Published: March 27, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87852
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2466
CWE-ID: CWE-297
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
cURL
Software vendor:
curl.haxx.se

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to libcurl does not check the server certificate of TLS connections done to a host specified as an IP address, when built to use mbedTLS. A remote attacker force the application to completely skip the certificate check and perform MitM attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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