Gentoo: GLSA-201807-04 Normal: cURL Heap-Based Overflow
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July 29, 2018
A heap-based buffer overflow in cURL might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Summary
A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in cURL's Curl_smtp_escape_eob() function.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.61.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2018-0500 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0500
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-04
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: cURL:Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Date: July 29, 2018
Bugs: #660894
ID: 201807-04
Topics Covered
Background
A command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/curl < 7.61.0 >= 7.61.0
Impact
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An attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition or execute
arbitrary code via SMTP connections.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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