CVE-2009-0037

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    CVE-2009-0037

    Published: 5 Mar 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20090303.html, http://curl.haxx.se/lxr/source/CHANGES, http://secunia.com/advisories/34138, http://secunia.com/advisories/34202, http://secunia.com/advisories/34237, http://secunia.com/advisories/34251, http://secunia.com/advisories/34255, http://secunia.com/advisories/34259, http://secunia.com/advisories/34399, http://secunia.com/advisories/35766, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-21.xml, http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1738, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-726-1, http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0009.html, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0581, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1865, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33962, http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20090303.html, http://curl.haxx.se/lxr/source/CHANGES, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33962, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0581, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html, http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000060.html, http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.476602, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077, http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0042, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0341.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501757/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504849/100/0/threaded, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021783, http://www.withdk.com/2009/03/03/curllibcurl-redirect-arbitrary-file-access/, http://www.withdk.com/archives/Libcurl_arbitrary_file_access.pdf, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49030, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11054, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6074

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High