CVE-2014-0139

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.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.20% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory haxx.se
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5095862
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:213 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57836 third party advisory
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20140326B.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2902 vendor advisory
http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/chef-server-11-0-12-release/
http://secunia.com/advisories/59458 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00042.html vendor advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0165.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/58615 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57968 third party advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21675820
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2167-1 vendor advisory
http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release/
http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-1-4-9-release/
http://secunia.com/advisories/57966 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0139?
CVE-2014-0139 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0139?
To fix CVE-2014-0139, 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-2014-0139 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-0139 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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