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CVE-2009-0037

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2009-03-04 curl -- cURL/libcURL Location: Redirect URLs Security Bypass

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2009-0037
Phase Assigned(20081215)

Description

The redirect implementation in curl and libcurl 5.11 through 7.19.3, when CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION is enabled, accepts arbitrary Location values, which might allow remote HTTP servers to (1) trigger arbitrary requests to intranet servers, (2) read or overwrite arbitrary files via a redirect to a file: URL, or (3) execute arbitrary commands via a redirect to an scp: URL.

References

Source Reference
BUGTRAQ 20090312 rPSA-2009-0042-1 curl
BUGTRAQ 20090711 VMSA-2009-0009 ESX Service Console updates for udev, sudo, and curl
MLIST [Security-announce] 20090710 VMSA-2009-0009 ESX Service Console updates for udev, sudo, and curl
MISC http://www.withdk.com/2009/03/03/curllibcurl-redirect-arbitrary-file-access/
MISC http://www.withdk.com/archives/Libcurl_arbitrary_file_access.pdf
CONFIRM http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20090303.html
CONFIRM http://curl.haxx.se/lxr/source/CHANGES
CONFIRM http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0042
CONFIRM http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0009.html
CONFIRM http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
APPLE APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1
DEBIAN DSA-1738
GENTOO GLSA-200903-21
REDHAT RHSA-2009:0341
SLACKWARE SSA:2009-069-01
SUSE SUSE-SR:2009:006
UBUNTU USN-726-1
BID 33962
OVAL oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11054
OVAL oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6074
SECTRACK 1021783
SECUNIA 34138
SECUNIA 34202
SECUNIA 34255
SECUNIA 34259
SECUNIA 34237
SECUNIA 34251
SECUNIA 34399
SECUNIA 35766
VUPEN ADV-2009-0581
VUPEN ADV-2009-1865
XF curl-location-security-bypass(49030)