CVE details
CVE-2013-4545
cURL and libcurl 7.18.0 through 7.32.0, when built with OpenSSL, disables the certificate CN and SAN name field verification (CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST) when the digital signature verification (CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER) is disabled, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Affected ports (1)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ftp/linux-c7-curl | linux-c7-curl | 7.29.0_13 | unaddressed | emulation@FreeBSD.org |
Template for a VuXML entry
Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>linux-c7-curl</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>cURL and libcurl 7.18.0 through 7.32.0, when built with OpenSSL,
disables the certificate CN and SAN name field verification
(CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST) when the digital signature verification
(CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER) is disabled, which allows man-in-the-middle
attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2013-4545</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4545</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2013-11-23</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-25</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>