- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2798-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Michael Gilbert November 17, 2013 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : curl Vulnerability : unchecked ssl certificate host name Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2013-4545 Scott Cantor discovered that curl, a file retrieval tool, would disable the CURLOPT_SSLVERIFYHOST check when the CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER setting was disabled. This would also disable ssl certificate host name checks when it should have only disabled verification of the certificate trust chain. The default configuration for the curl package is not affected by this issue since CURLOPT_SSLVERIFYPEER is enabled by default. For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 7.21.0-2.1+squeeze5. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 7.26.0-1+wheezy5. For the testing (jessie) and unstable (sid) distributions, this problem has been fixed in version 7.33.0-1. We recommend that you upgrade your curl packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Debian: DSA-2798-1: curl security update
Scott Cantor discovered that curl, a file retrieval tool, would disable the CURLOPT_SSLVERIFYHOST check when the CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER setting was disabled. This would also disable ssl certificate host name checks when it should have only disabled verification of the certificate trust
