Cyberduck up to 4.4.3 on Windows X.509 Certificate certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cyberduck up to 4.4.3 on Windows. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component X.509 Certificate. The manipulation leads to certificate validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-2845. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cyberduck up to 4.4.3 on Windows. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component X.509 Certificate. 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:

Cyberduck before 4.4.4 on Windows does not properly validate X.509 certificate chains, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof FTP-SSL servers via a certificate issued by an arbitrary root Certification Authority.

The bug was discovered 04/24/2014. The weakness was published 11/15/2017 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-2845 since 04/10/2014. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1301 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122089 (Cyberduck X.509 Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 4.4.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Secunia (SA58426†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cyberduck 4.4.4

Timelineinfo

04/10/2014 🔍
04/24/2014 +14 days 🔍
11/15/2017 +1301 days 🔍
11/15/2017 +0 days 🔍
11/16/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/17/2024 +2588 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2845 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2845
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109415
Secunia: 58426

Entryinfo

Created: 11/16/2017 09:34
Updated: 12/17/2024 11:10
Changes: 11/16/2017 09:34 (62), 12/06/2019 15:49 (1), 12/17/2024 11:10 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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