Debian: DSA-2713-1: curl security update
Debian: DSA-2713-1: curl security update
Timo Sirainen discovered that cURL, an URL transfer library, is prone to a heap overflow vulnerability due to bad checking of the input data in the curl_easy_unescape function.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2713-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso June 24, 2013 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : curl Vulnerability : heap overflow Problem type : local (remote) Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2013-2174 Timo Sirainen discovered that cURL, an URL transfer library, is prone to a heap overflow vulnerability due to bad checking of the input data in the curl_easy_unescape function. The curl command line tool is not affected by this problem as it doesn't use the curl_easy_unescape function. For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 7.21.0-2.1+squeeze4. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 7.26.0-1+wheezy3. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 7.31.0-1. We recommend that you upgrade your curl packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.