cURL and libcurl before 7.38.0 allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and set cookies for arbitrary sites by setting a cookie for a top-level domain.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2014-3620 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue did not affect the versions of curl as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, or 7.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| 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 | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | curl | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | curl | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | curl | Not affected |
| RHEV Manager 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Not affected |
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