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FreeBSD : cURL library -- cert name check ignore with GnuTLS (4e1f4abc-6837-11e3-9cda-3c970e169bc2)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 71530

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Synopsis

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

Description

cURL project reports :

libcurl is vulnerable to a case of missing out the checking of the certificate CN or SAN name field when the digital signature verification is turned off.

libcurl offers two separate and independent options for verifying a server's TLS certificate. CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER and CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST. The first one tells libcurl to verify the trust chain using a CA cert bundle, while the second tells libcurl to make sure that the name fields in the server certificate meets the criteria. Both options are enabled by default.

This flaw had the effect that when an application disabled CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, libcurl mistakenly also skipped the CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST check. Applications can disable CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER and still achieve security by doing the check on its own using other means.

The curl command line tool is not affected by this problem as it either enables both options or disables both at the same time.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2013-6422.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?caa0d925

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 71530

File Name: freebsd_pkg_4e1f4abc683711e39cda3c970e169bc2.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 12/19/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

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

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: 12/18/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/17/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6422