libwww-perl 6.04/6.05/6.06 on Perl LWP::Protocol::https certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in libwww-perl 6.04/6.05/6.06 on Perl. Affected by this vulnerability is the function LWP::Protocol::https. The manipulation leads to certificate validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-3230. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

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. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76587 (Ubuntu 14.04 : liblwp-protocol-https-perl vulnerability (USN-2292-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167001 (OpenSuSE Security Update for perl-LWP-Protocol-https (openSUSE-SU-2014:0710-1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (76587). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 76587
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 : liblwp-protocol-https-perl vulnerability (USN-2292-1)
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Patch: github.com

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05/06/2014 🔍
07/18/2014 +73 days 🔍
04/22/2023 +3200 days 🔍
04/22/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/17/2024 +605 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-3230 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3230
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227117
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/22/2023 08:32
Updated: 12/17/2024 09:14
Changes: 04/22/2023 08:32 (60), 06/10/2024 22:13 (18), 12/17/2024 09:14 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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