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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54035
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SuSE Security Advisory SUSE-SA:2005:011 (curl)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory SUSE-SA:2005:011.

infamous41md@hotpop.com reported a vulnerability in libcurl, the
HTTP/FTP retrieval library. This library is used by lots of programs,
including YaST2 and PHP4.

The NTLM authorization in curl had a buffer overflow in the base64
decoding which allows a remote attacker using a prepared remote
server to execute code for the user using curl.

The Kerberos authorization has a similar bug, but is not compiled
in on SUSE Linux.

This is tracked by the Mitre CVE ID CVE-2005-0490.

Solution:
Update your system with the packages as indicated in
the referenced security advisory.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SUSE-SA:2005:011

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
5.1

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0490
BugTraq ID: 12615
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12615
BugTraq ID: 12616
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12616
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2005:940
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000940
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110959085507755&w=2
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-20.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=203&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=202&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:048
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10273
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-340.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2005:011 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_11_curl.html
XForce ISS Database: curl-kerberos-bo(19423)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19423
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