libwww-perl 6.04/6.05/6.06 on Perl LWP::Protocol::https certificate validation
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in libwww-perl 6.04/6.05/6.06 on Perl (Programming Language Software). This issue affects the function LWP::Protocol::https
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The libwww-perl LWP::Protocol::https module 6.04 through 6.06 for Perl, when using IO::Socket::SSL as the SSL socket class, allows attackers to disable server certificate validation via the (1) HTTPS_CA_DIR or (2) HTTPS_CA_FILE environment variable.
The weakness was disclosed 04/22/2023. The advisory is shared at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-3230 since 05/06/2014. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1587.003 for this issue.
The exploit is available at openwall.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.
The entries VDB-53928 and VDB-57449 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Certificate validationCWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Patch: github.com
Timeline
05/06/2014 🔍04/22/2023 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: openwall.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2014-3230 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 04/22/2023 08:32Changes: 04/22/2023 08:32 (60)
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