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title: "CVE-2014-3230\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-3230

Publication date 7 May 2014

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.9 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3230?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

The libwww-perl LWP::Protocol::https module 6.04 through 6.06 for Perl,
when using IO::Socket::SSL as the SSL socket class, allows attackers to
disable server certificate validation via the (1) HTTPS\_CA\_DIR or (2)
HTTPS\_CA\_FILE environment variable.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3230?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| liblwp-protocol-https-perl | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 6.04-2ubuntu0.1 |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3230?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

per Debian, introduced by https://github.com/dagolden/lwp-protocol-https/commit/bcc46ce2dab53d2e2baa583f2243d6fc7d36dcc8
fix for https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=81948
introduced the bug (6.04)

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

as of 2014-06-27, proposed patch is still being discussed

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| liblwp-protocol-https-perl | * Vendor:   <https://github.com/libwww-perl/lwp-protocol-https/pull/14> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.9 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.9 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3230)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3230)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-3230)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3230)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2292-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2292-1)
+ LWP::Protocol::https vulnerability
+ 17 July 2014

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3230>