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Gentoo: GLSA-202303-29 Warning: cURL Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey January 19, 2017
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
A variety of security flaws identified in cURL may enable remote code execution, impacting Gentoo Linux users. Update promptly to reduce potential threats.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cURL. Please review the CVE identifiers and bug reports referenced for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo remote code execution multiple vulnerabilities normal severity cURL

Resolution

All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.52.1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-8150 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8150 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-8151 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8151 [ 3 ] CVE-2016-0755 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0755 [ 4 ] CVE-2016-3739 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3739 [ 5 ] CVE-2016-5419 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5419 [ 6 ] CVE-2016-5420 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5420 [ 7 ] CVE-2016-5421 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5421 [ 8 ] CVE-2016-7141 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-7141 [ 9 ] CVE-2016-7167 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-7167 [ 10 ] CVE-2016-8615 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8615 [ 11 ] CVE-2016-8616 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8616 [ 12 ] CVE-2016-8617 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8617 [ 13 ] CVE-2016-8618 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvena...

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 19, 2017
Bugs: #536014, #573102, #583394, #590482, #592974, #593716,
ID: 201701-47

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo remote code execution multiple vulnerabilities normal severity cURL

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

cURL is a tool and libcurl is a library for transferring data with URL syntax.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-misc/curl < 7.52.1 >= 7.52.1

Impact

===== Remote attackers could conduct a Man-in-the-Middle attack to obtain sensitive information, cause a Denial of Service condition, or execute arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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