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FreeBSD : curl -- cURL/libcURL Location: Redirect URLs Security Bypass (5d433534-f41c-402e-ade5-e0a2259a7cb6)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 35770

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Secunia reports :

The security issue is caused due to cURL following HTTP Location :
redirects to e.g. scp:// or file:// URLs which can be exploited by a malicious HTTP server to overwrite or disclose the content of arbitrary local files and potentially execute arbitrary commands via specially crafted redirect URLs.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?adf0eccf

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 35770

File Name: freebsd_pkg_5d433534f41c402eade5e0a2259a7cb6.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 3/5/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:curl, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 3/4/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/3/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0037

CWE: 352

Secunia: 34138