Description
libcurl skips the certificate verification for a QUIC connection under certain conditions, when built to use wolfSSL. If told to use an unknown/bad cipher or curve, the error path accidentally skips the verification and returns OK, thus ignoring any certificate problems.
Affected products
haxx: curl; apple: macos; netapp: active iq unified manager; netapp: ontap select deploy administration utility; netapp: h300s firmware; netapp: h300s; netapp: h410s firmware; netapp: h410s; netapp: h500s firmware; netapp: h500s; netapp: h610c firmware; netapp: h610c; netapp: h610s firmware; netapp: h610s; netapp: h615c firmware
References10
- curl.se/docs/CVE-2024-2379.html Vendor Advisory
- curl.se/docs/CVE-2024-2379.json Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT214118 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT214119 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT214120 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- curl.se/docs/CVE-2024-2379.html Vendor Advisory
- curl.se/docs/CVE-2024-2379.json Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT214118 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT214119 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT214120 Release NotesVendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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6.3
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - EPSS — exploit probability
- 2% percentile: 79 · as of 5 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-295
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