Description
curl and libcurl 7.27.0 through 7.35.0, when using the SecureTransport/Darwinssl backend, as used in in Apple OS X 10.9.x before 10.9.2, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate when accessing a URL that uses a numerical IP address, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
References
- https://gist.github.com/rmoriz/fb2b0a6a0ce10550ab73
- 57836 third-party-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6150
- http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/chef-server-11-0-12-release/
- http://twitter.com/agl__/statuses/437029812046422016
- http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20140326C.html
- 57968 third-party-advisory
- http://twitter.com/okoeroo/statuses/437272014043496449
- http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release/
- http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-1-4-9-release/
- 57966 third-party-advisory