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USN-2058-1: curl vulnerability

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USN-2058-1: curl vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
12/23/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/08/2014
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

The GnuTLS backend in libcurl 7.21.4 through 7.33.0, when disabling digital signature verification (CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER), also disables the CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST check for CN or SAN host name fields, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof servers and conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libcurl3-gnutls

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