- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2824-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso December 19, 2013 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : curl Vulnerability : unchecked tls/ssl certificate host name Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2013-6422 Marc Deslauriers discovered that curl, a file retrieval tool, would mistakenly skip verifying the CN and SAN name fields when digital signature verification was disabled in the libcurl GnuTLS backend. The default configuration for the curl package is not affected by this issue since the digital signature verification is enabled by default. The oldstable distribution (squeeze) is not affected by this problem. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 7.26.0-1+wheezy7. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 7.34.0-1. 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-2824-1: curl security update
Debian: DSA-2824-1: curl security update
Marc Deslauriers discovered that curl, a file retrieval tool, would mistakenly skip verifying the CN and SAN name fields when digital signature verification was disabled in the libcurl GnuTLS backend.
