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CVE-2022-32207

CVE-2022-32207CRITICAL

n/a https://github.com/curl/curl — When curl < 7.84.0 saves cookies, alt-svc and hsts data to local files, it makes the operation atomic by finalizing the operation with a …

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  H  H    9.8   .1232   96.2     —

AFFECTED
  Product                       Versions           Fixed
  https://github.com/curl/curl  Fixed in 7.84.0 –  —

TIMELINE
  Jun 1   Reserved by hackerone
  Jul 7   Published (CNA: hackerone)
  Oct 14  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2022-32207 (https://github.com/curl/curl). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-276, CWE-840 · CNA: hackerone · CVSS v3.1 · 13 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

When curl < 7.84.0 saves cookies, alt-svc and hsts data to local files, it makes the operation atomic by finalizing the operation with a rename from a temporary name to the final target file name.In that rename operation, it might accidentally *widen* the permissions for the target file, leaving the updated file accessible to more users than intended.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
June 1, 2022	Reserved	Reserved by hackerone
July 7, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: hackerone)
October 14, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2022-32207 (https://github.com/curl/curl). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	https://github.com/curl/curl	—	Fixed in 7.84.0	—

Weaknesses

CWE-276 · CWE-840

References (13)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28 [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41 [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-146325.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-419740.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-558014.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-942865.html
https://hackerone.com/reports/1573634 [Exploit, Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BEV6BR4MTI3CEWK2YU2HQZUW5FAS3FEY/ [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01 [Third Party Advisory]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220915-0003/ [Third Party Advisory]
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488 [Third Party Advisory]
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5197 [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-32207 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-276 · CWE-840

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