The GnuTLS backend in libcurl 7.21.4 through 7.33.0, when disabling digital signature verification (CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER), also disables the CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST check for CN or SAN host name fields, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof servers and conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.
CVE-2013-6422 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from debian, from canonical, from haxx organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2013-12-23T22:55:02.943
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
4.9
4.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | debian | debian_linux | 7.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | Yes |
| Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 13.04 | Yes |
| Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 13.10 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.21.4 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.21.5 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.21.6 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.21.7 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.22.0 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.23.0 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.23.1 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.24.0 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.25.0 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.26.0 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.27.0 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.28.0 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.28.1 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.29.0 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.30.0 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.31.0 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.32.0 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.33.0 | Yes |
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