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.
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DSA-1738-1 | New curl packages fix arbitrary file access |
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EUVD-2009-0048 | 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. |
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USN-726-1 | curl vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T04:17:10.543Z
Reserved: 2008-12-15T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-0037

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2009-03-05T02:30:00.250
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2009-0037


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