Description
A non-privileged user or program can put code and a config file in a known non-privileged path (under C:/usr/local/) that will make curl <= 7.65.1 automatically run the code (as an openssl "engine") on invocation. If that curl is invoked by a privileged user it can do anything it wants.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a curl
<= 7.65.1affected
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/24/1 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108881 ↗
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html ↗
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html ↗
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html ↗
- https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2019-5443.html ↗
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191017-0002/ ↗
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html ↗