CVE-2014-2522 describes a vulnerability in curl and libcurl versions 7.27.0 through 7.35.0 on Windows, specifically when using the SChannel/Winssl TLS backend. It fails to verify server hostnames against X.509 certificate fields when connecting to URLs using numerical IP addresses, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks via arbitrary valid certificates. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, high attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.27.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.27.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.28.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.28.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.28.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.29.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.29.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.30.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.30.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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