CVE-2014-0139

curl: IP address wildcard certificate validation issue in libcurl

Published Apr 15, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.8 Medium EPSS 4.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
cURL and libcurl 7.1 before 7.36.0, when using the OpenSSL, axtls, qsossl or gskit libraries for TLS, recognize a wildcard IP address in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2902-1 curl security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0198 cURL and libcurl 7.1 before 7.36.0, when using the OpenSSL, axtls, qsossl or gskit libraries for TLS, recognize a wildcard IP address in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2167-1 curl vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:05 AM
Reserved
Dec 3, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 15, 2014, 2:55 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:02 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 26, 2014, 12:00 AM