Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 2, 2019· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2019-5443
CVE-2019-5443
Description
A non-privileged user or program can put code and a config file in a known non-privileged path (under C:/usr/local/) that will make curl <= 7.65.1 automatically run the code (as an openssl "engine") on invocation. If that curl is invoked by a privileged user it can do anything it wants.
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References
7- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/24/1mitremailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/108881mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2019-5443.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191017-0002/mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
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