Bugzilla – Bug 1204386
VUL-0: CVE-2022-42916: curl: HSTS bypass via IDN
Last modified: 2022-10-26 22:20:06 UTC
Public via oss-security: CVE-2022-42916: HSTS bypass via IDN =================================== Project curl Security Advisory, October 26 2022 - [Permalink](https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2022-42916.html) VULNERABILITY ------------- curl's HSTS check could be bypassed to trick it to keep using HTTP. Using its HSTS support, curl can be instructed to use HTTPS directly instead of using an insecure clear-text HTTP step even when HTTP is provided in the URL. This mechanism could be bypassed if the host name in the given URL uses IDN characters that get replaced to ASCII counterparts as part of the IDN conversion. Like using the character UTF-8 U+3002 (IDEOGRAPHIC FULL STOP) instead of the common ASCII full stop (U+002E) `.`. Like this: `http://curl。se。` We are not aware of any exploit of this flaw. INFO ---- This flaw was introduced in [commit 7385610d0c7](https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/7385610d0c7), which was shipped enabled by default from [commit d71ff2b9db566b3f](https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/d71ff2b9db566b3f) in curl 7.77.0. This issue is similar to the previous [CVE-2022-30115](https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2022-30115.html). The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the name CVE-2022-42916 to this issue. CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information Severity: Medium AFFECTED VERSIONS ----------------- - Affected versions: curl 7.77.0 to and including 7.85.0 - Not affected versions: curl < 7.77.0 and curl >= 7.86.0 libcurl is used by many applications, but not always advertised as such! THE SOLUTION ------------ A [fix for CVE-2022-42916](https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/53bcf55b4538067e6) RECOMMENDATIONS -------------- A - Upgrade curl to version 7.86.0 B - Apply the patch to your local version C - Stick to always using `HTTPS://` in URLs TIMELINE -------- This issue was reported to the curl project on October 11, 2022. We contacted distros@openwall on October 18, 2022. libcurl 7.86.0 was released on October 26 2022, coordinated with the publication of this advisory. CREDITS ------- - Reported-by: Hiroki Kurosawa - Patched-by: Daniel Stenberg Thanks a lot!
Factory submission: * https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/1031305
All done here, closing.
SUSE-SU-2022:3785-1: An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Category: security (important) Bug References: 1204383,1204386 CVE References: CVE-2022-32221,CVE-2022-42916 JIRA References: Sources used: openSUSE Leap 15.4 (src): curl-7.79.1-150400.5.9.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP4 (src): curl-7.79.1-150400.5.9.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (src): curl-7.79.1-150400.5.9.1 NOTE: This line indicates an update has been released for the listed product(s). At times this might be only a partial fix. If you have questions please reach out to maintenance coordination.