cURL / libcURL 7.x < 7.42.1 Proxied Traffic HTTP Server Header Remote Disclosure

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8864

Synopsis

The cURL program is a library and command-line tool for transferring data using various protocols, including HTTP, FTP, and LDAP. A vulnerable version of cURL was detected from the host.

Description

cURL and libcurl before 7.42.0 are unpatched for a flaw due to the program transmitting sensitive HTTP server headers within proxied traffic to the server allowing a remote attacker, with access to the proxy, to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Solution

Upgrade to cURL/libcURL 7.42.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 8864

Family: Web Clients

Published: 9/15/2015

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:X/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:haxx:curl

Patch Publication Date: 4/29/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3153

BID: 74408

Detections

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