Medium severity · published Feb 3, 2024
CVE-2024-0853
curl inadvertently kept the SSL session ID for connections in its cache even when the verify status (*OCSP stapling*) test failed
5.3
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
curl inadvertently kept the SSL session ID for connections in its cache even when the verify status (*OCSP stapling*) test failed. A subsequent transfer to
the same hostname could then succeed if the session ID cache was still fresh, which then skipped the verify status check.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CU
Curl · Haxx
8.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0853
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0853
Vendor Advisory
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2024-0853.html
Vendor Advisory
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2024-0853.json
Exploit
https://hackerone.com/reports/2298922
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0004/
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240426-0009/
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240503-0012/
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