| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'curl' package(s) announced via the DSA-919-2 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
The upstream developer of curl, a multi-protocol file transfer library, informed us that the former correction to several off-by-one errors are not sufficient. For completeness please find the original bug description below:
Several problems were discovered in libcurl, a multi-protocol file transfer library. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2005-3185
A buffer overflow has been discovered in libcurl that could allow the execution of arbitrary code.
CVE-2005-4077
Stefan Esser discovered several off-by-one errors that allows local users to trigger a buffer overflow and cause a denial of service or bypass PHP security restrictions via certain URLs.
For the old stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 7.9.5-1woody2.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 7.13.2-2sarge5. This update also includes a bugfix against data corruption.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 7.15.1-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libcurl packages.
Affected Software/OS:
'curl' package(s) on Debian 3.0, Debian 3.1.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
7.5
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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