The BSI has published a current IT security notice for cURL. You can find out more about the affected operating systems and products as well as CVE numbers here on news.de.
The Federal Office for Security in Information Technology (BSI) published a security notice for cURL on January 30, 2024. The security vulnerability affects the Windows operating system and the open source cURL product.
The latest manufacturer recommendations regarding updates, workarounds and security patches for this vulnerability can be found here: curl GitHub (As of January 29, 2024). Other useful resources are listed later in this article.
Security notice for cURL – risk: medium
Risk level: 3 (medium)
CVSS Base Score: 7,3
CVSS Temporal Score: 6,4
Remoteangriff: Ja
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is used to assess the severity of security vulnerabilities in computer systems. The CVSS standard makes it possible to compare potential or actual security vulnerabilities based on various criteria in order to better prioritize countermeasures. The attributes “none”, “low”, “medium”, “high” and “critical” are used to determine the severity levels of a vulnerability. The Base Score evaluates the requirements for an attack (including authentication, complexity, privileges, user interaction) and its consequences. The temporal score also takes changes over time in the danger situation into account. According to the CVSS, the threat of the current vulnerability is assessed as “medium” with a base score of 7.3.
cURL Bug: Vulnerability allows unspecified attack
cURL is a client software that allows exchanging files using multiple protocols such as: B. HTTP or FTP allowed.
An attacker could exploit a vulnerability in cURL to conduct an unspecified attack.
The vulnerability was classified using the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) referencing system by the individual serial number CVE-2023-52071.
Systems affected by the cURL security vulnerability at a glance
operating system
Windows
Products
Open Source cURL 8.4 (cpe:/a:curl:curl)
Open Source cURL 8.5 (cpe:/a:curl:curl)
General recommendations for dealing with IT security gaps
Users of the affected systems should keep them up to date. When security gaps become known, manufacturers are required to fix them as quickly as possible by developing a patch or a workaround. If new security updates become available, install them promptly. For information, consult the sources listed in the next section. These often contain further information about the latest version of the software in question as well as the availability of security patches or information about workarounds. If you have any further questions or uncertainties, please contact your responsible administrator. IT security managers should regularly check the sources mentioned to see whether a new security update is available.
Manufacturer information on updates, patches and workarounds
Here you will find further links with information about bug reports, security fixes and workarounds.
curl GitHub vom 2024-01-29 (30.01.2024)
For more information, see:
NIST Vulnerability Database vom 2024-01-29 (30.01.2024)
For more information, see:
Version history of this security alert
This is the initial version of the present IT security note for CURL. If updates are announced, this text will be updated. You can see the changes made using the version history below.
January 30, 2024 – Initial version
+++ Editorial note: This text was generated based on current BSI data and will be updated in a data-driven manner depending on the warning situation. We accept feedback and comments at [email protected]. +++
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