The tailMatch function in cookie.c in cURL and libcurl before 7.30.0 does not properly match the path domain when sending cookies, which allows remote attackers to steal cookies via a matching suffix in the domain of a URL.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-1944 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (curl) | RHSA-2013:0771 | 2013-04-24 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (curl) | RHSA-2013:0771 | 2013-04-24 |
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