CVE-2023-27534

Affected: https://github.com/curl/curl

A path traversal vulnerability exists in curl <8.0.0 SFTP implementation causes the tilde (~) character to be wrongly replaced when used as a prefix in the first path element, in addition to its intended use as the first element to indicate a path relative to the user's home directory. Attackers can exploit this flaw to bypass filtering or execute arbitrary code by crafting a path like /~2/foo while accessing a server with a specific user.

USN-5964-1 — curl vulnerabilities

Affected: Ubuntu:18.04:LTS: curl, Ubuntu:20.04:LTS: curl, Ubuntu:22.04:LTS: curl

Harry Sintonen discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain TELNET connection options. Due to lack of proper input scrubbing, curl could pass on user name and telnet options to the server as provided, contrary to expectations. (CVE-2023-27533)

Harry Sintonen discovered that curl incorrectly handled special tilde characters when used with SFTP paths. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to circumvent filtering. (CVE-2023-27534)

Harry Sintonen discovered that curl incorrectly reused certain FTP connections. This could lead to the wrong credentials being reused, contrary to expectations. (CVE-2023-27535)

Harry Sintonen discovered that curl incorrectly reused connections when the GSS delegation option had been changed. This could lead to the option being reused, contrary to expectations. (CVE-2023-27536)

Harry Sintonen discovered that curl incorrectly reused certain SSH connections. This could lead to the wrong credentials being reused, contrary to expectations. (CVE-2023-27538)

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CVE-2023-27534

USN-5964-1 — curl vulnerabilities