Unscored severity · published Mar 5, 2009
CVE-2009-0037
The redirect implementation in curl and libcurl 5.11 through 7.19.3, when CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION is enabled, accepts arbitrary Location values, which might allow remote HTTP…
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CVSS
9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The redirect implementation in curl and libcurl 5.11 through 7.19.3, when CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION is enabled, accepts arbitrary Location values, which might allow remote HTTP servers to (1) trigger arbitrary requests to intranet servers, (2) read or overwrite arbitrary files via a redirect to a file: URL, or (3) execute arbitrary commands via a redirect to an scp: URL.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)9.0% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CU
Curl · Curl
5.11; 6.0; 6.1beta; 6.2; 6.3; 6.3.1; +34 more · source: NVD
LI
Libcurl · Curl
5.11; 7.12; 7.12.1; 7.12.2; 7.12.3; 7.13; +10 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0037
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0037
Patch
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20090303.html
Patch
http://curl.haxx.se/lxr/source/CHANGES
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html
lists.vmware.com
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000060.html
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34138
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