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CVE-2014-0138
The default configuration in cURL and libcurl 7.10.6 before 7.36.0 re-uses (1) SCP, (2) SFTP, (3) POP3, (4) POP3S, (5) IMAP, (6) IMAPS,…
- 6.4MediumCVSS base score
- 5.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 7.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The default configuration in cURL and libcurl 7.10.6 before 7.36.0 re-uses (1) SCP, (2) SFTP, (3) POP3, (4) POP3S, (5) IMAP, (6) IMAPS, (7) SMTP, (8) SMTPS, (9) LDAP, and (10) LDAPS connections, which might allow context-dependent attackers to connect as other users via a request, a similar issue to CVE-2014-0015.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
- 10 years later
· 10 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.2% · top 7.4% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
18
- http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5095862 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20140326A.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 57836 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-2902 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/chef-server-11-0-12-release/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 59458 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0530 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 58615 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 57968 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21675820 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2167-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-1-4-9-release/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 57966 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-0197 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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