When doing GSSAPI authentication, libcurl unconditionally performs credential delegation. This hands the server a copy of the client's security credentials, allowing the server to impersonate the client to any other using the same GSSAPI mechanism. This is obviously a very sensitive operation, which should only be done when the user explicitly so directs.
The GSS/Negotiate feature is only used by libcurl for HTTP authentication if told to, and only if libcurl was built with a library that provides the GSSAPI. Many builds of libcurl do not have GSS enabled.
{ "CWE": { "id": "CWE-281", "desc": "Improper Preservation of Permissions" }, "package": "curl", "URL": "https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2011-2192.json", "severity": "Medium", "www": "https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2011-2192.html", "last_affected": "7.21.6" }