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CVE-2023-27538: Improper Authentication

March 30, 2023 (updated October 20, 2023)

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in libcurl v8.0.0 where it reuses a previously established SSH connection despite the fact that an SSH option was modified, which should have prevented reuse. libcurl maintains a pool of previously used connections to reuse them for subsequent transfers if the configurations match. However, two SSH settings were omitted from the configuration check, allowing them to match easily, potentially leading to the reuse of an inappropriate connection.

References

  • hackerone.com/reports/1898475
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/36NBD5YLJXXEDZLDGNFCERWRYJQ6LAQW/
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27538

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 7.16.1 before 8.0.0

Fixed versions

  • 8.0.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 8.0.1 or above.

Impact 5.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Source file

conan/libcurl/CVE-2023-27538.yml

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