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CVE-2014-1263

UNKNOWN
Published 2014-02-27T01:00:00
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Description

curl and libcurl 7.27.0 through 7.35.0, when using the SecureTransport/Darwinssl backend, as used in in Apple OS X 10.9.x before 10.9.2, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate when accessing a URL that uses a numerical IP address, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

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GHSA-8p89-chvh-f3mw

Advisory Details

curl and libcurl 7.27.0 through 7.35.0, when using the SecureTransport/Darwinssl backend, as used in in Apple OS X 10.9.x before 10.9.2, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate when accessing a URL that uses a numerical IP address, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 17, 2022, Modified: April 12, 2025

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frankyueh
curl
Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch
Published: 2014-02-27T01:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-06T09:34:41.196Z
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