SB2024041221 - Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved update for cURL

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 9 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38545)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the SOCKS5 proxy handshake. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a malicious website, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system but requires that SOCKS5 proxy is used and that SOCKS5 handshake is slow (e.g. under heavy load or DoS attack).

2) External control of file name or path (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38546)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject arbitrary cookies into request.

The vulnerability exists due to the way cookies are handled by libcurl. If a transfer has cookies enabled when the handle is duplicated, the cookie-enable state is also cloned - but without cloning the actual cookies. If the source handle did not read any cookies from a specific file on disk, the cloned version of the handle would instead store the file name as none (using the four ASCII letters, no quotes).

Subsequent use of the cloned handle that does not explicitly set a source to load cookies from would then inadvertently load cookies from a file named none - if such a file exists and is readable in the current directory of the program using libcurl.

3) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23914)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to state issues when handling multiple requests, which results in ignoring HSTS support. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack.

4) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23915)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to state issues when handling multiple transfers in parallel, which results in ignoring HSTS support. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack.

5) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8284)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the way cURL handles PASV responses. A remote attacker with control over malicious FTP server can use the PASV response to trick curl into connecting back to a given IP address and port, and this way potentially make curl extract information about services that are otherwise private and not disclosed, for example doing port scanning and service banner extractions.

6) Uncontrolled Recursion (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8285)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due tu uncontrolled recursion when processing FTP responses within the wildcard matching functionality, which allows a callback (set with <a href="https://curl.se/libcurl/c/CURLOPT_CHUNK_BGN_FUNCTION.html">CURLOPT_CHUNK_BGN_FUNCTION</a>) to return information back to libcurl on how to handle a specific entry in a directory when libcurl iterates over a list of all available entries. A remote attacker who controls the malicious FTP server can trick the victim to connect to it and crash the application, which is using the affected libcurl version.

7) Improper Check for Certificate Revocation (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8286)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrectly implemented checks for OCSP stapling. A remote attacker can provide a fraudulent OCSP response that would appear fine, instead of the real one.

8) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000120)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker that can control the paths that curl uses for FTP can create specially crafted path names containing the control characters '%00', trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.

9) Buffer over-read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000122)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or cause DoS condition.

The weakness exists due to buffer over-read. A remote attacker can cause the target application to trigger a buffer copy error in processing RTSP URLs and cause the application to crash or access potentially sensitive information on the target system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2024-04-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-and-Junos-OS-Evolved-Multiple-cURL-vulnerabilities-resolved