CVE-2007-5034

Description

ELinks before 0.11.3, when sending a POST request for an https URL, appends the body and content headers of the POST request to the CONNECT request in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to sniff sensitive data that would have been protected by TLS. NOTE: this issue only occurs when a proxy is defined for https.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.47% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/26956 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10335 vdb entry signature
http://bugzilla.elinks.cz/show_bug.cgi?id=937
http://secunia.com/advisories/27062 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00335.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27125 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1380 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26936 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0933.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481606/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=297981
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018764 vdb entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/elinks/+bug/141018
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00079.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25799 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-519-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3278 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27132 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26949 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27038 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5034?
CVE-2007-5034 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5034?
To fix CVE-2007-5034, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-5034 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5034 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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