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 servers to (1) trigger arbitrary requests to intranet servers, (2) read or…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (9.05%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 9.05% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Affected
- curl/curl · curl/libcurl
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20090303.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://curl.haxx.se/lxr/source/CHANGESPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000060.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34138Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34202
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34237
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34251
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34255
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34259
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34399
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35766
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-21.xml
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.476602
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0042
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1738
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0341.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501757/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504849/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33962Exploit, Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021783
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-726-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0009.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0581Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1865
- http://www.withdk.com/2009/03/03/curllibcurl-redirect-arbitrary-file-access/
- http://www.withdk.com/archives/Libcurl_arbitrary_file_access.pdf
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49030
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.