Unscored severity · published Apr 15, 2014
CVE-2014-0139
cURL and libcurl 7.1 before 7.36.0, when using the OpenSSL, axtls, qsossl or gskit libraries for TLS, recognize a wildcard IP address in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an…
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CVSS
4.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
cURL and libcurl 7.1 before 7.36.0, when using the OpenSSL, axtls, qsossl or gskit libraries for TLS, recognize a wildcard IP address in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.2% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CU
Curl · Haxx
7.10.6; 7.10.7; 7.10.8; 7.11.0; 7.11.1; 7.11.2; +34 more · source: NVD
LI
Libcurl · Haxx
7.10.6; 7.10.7; 7.10.8; 7.11.0; 7.11.1; 7.11.2; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0139
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0139
advisories.mageia.org
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0165.html
Vendor Advisory
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20140326B.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00042.html
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/57836
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/57966
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/57968
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