Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843802
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3805-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'curl' package(s) announced via the USN-3805-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'curl' package(s) announced via the USN-3805-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Harry Sintonen discovered that curl incorrectly handled SASL authentication. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-16839) Brian Carpenter discovered that curl incorrectly handled memory when closing certain handles. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-16840) Brian Carpenter discovered that the curl command-line tool incorrectly handled error messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2018-16842) Affected Software/OS: 'curl' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10. 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
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-16839 Debian Security Information: DSA-4331 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4331 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-03 https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2018-16839.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00005.html https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8338a0f605bdbb3a6098bb76f666a95fc2b2f53f37fa1ecc89f1146f@%3Cdevnull.infra.apache.org%3E http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042012 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3805-1/ Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-16840 https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2018-16840.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042013 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-16842 https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2018-16842.html https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:2181 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2181 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042014 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3805-2/
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