CVE-2009-0037

The redirect implementation in curl and libcurl 5.11 through 7.19.3, when CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION is enabled, accepts arbitrary Location values, which might allow remote HTTP servers to (1) trigger arbitrary requests to intranet servers, (2) read or overwrite arbitrary files via a redirect to a file: URL, or (3) execute arbitrary commands via a redirect to an scp: URL.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

9.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 95th percentile

Published

2009-03-05

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32834

Security advisories

• http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20090303.html
• http://curl.haxx.se/lxr/source/CHANGES
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34138
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0581
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33962
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0341.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-726-1
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0009.html

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry