CVE-2007-5034 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 21 Sep 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can sniff sensitive POST data sent over HTTPS if a proxy is configured, due to cleartext leakage in CONNECT requests.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2007-5034?

CVE-2007-5034 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Sep 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

ELinks before 0.11.3, when sending a POST request for an https URL, appends the body and content headers of the POST request to the CONNECT request in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to sniff sensitive data that would have been protected by TLS. NOTE: this issue only occurs when a proxy is defined for https.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5034?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (12)

`elinks` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`0:0.9.2-3.3.5.2`
`elinks-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`0:0.9.2-3.3.5.2`
`elinks` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`0:0.9.2-3.3.5.2`
`elinks-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`0:0.9.2-3.3.5.2`
`elinks` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`0:0.9.2-3.3.5.2`
`elinks-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`0:0.9.2-3.3.5.2`
`elinks` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`0:0.9.2-3.3.5.2`
`elinks-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`0:0.9.2-3.3.5.2`
`elinks` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	All versions	`0:0.11.1-5.1.0.1.el5`
`elinks-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	All versions	`0:0.11.1-5.1.0.1.el5`
`elinks` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	All versions	`0:0.11.1-5.1.0.1.el5`
`elinks-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	All versions	`0:0.11.1-5.1.0.1.el5`

Products include Elinks Elinks.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5034?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2007-5034 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5034 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5034, DSA-1380-1, GHSA-ff3h-vr24-34v2, RHSA-2007:0933.