CVE-2015-3143 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass NTLM authentication in libcurl to connect as other users via unauthenticated requests.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2015-3143?

CVE-2015-3143 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 24 Apr 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

cURL and libcurl 7.10.6 through 7.41.0 does not properly re-use NTLM connections, which allows remote attackers to connect as other users via an unauthenticated request, a similar issue to CVE-2014-0015.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3143?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Haxx Curl, Haxx Libcurl, Hp System Management Homepage.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3143?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2015-3143 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3143 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as CURL-CVE-2015-3143, DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3143, GHSA-6mxf-77w3-cj5m, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3143.

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