[USN-1894-1] curl vulnerability
Marc Deslauriers
marc.deslauriers at canonical.com
Tue Jul 2 13:51:48 UTC 2013
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1894-1
July 02, 2013
curl vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 13.04
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary:
libcurl could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received
specially crafted input.
Software Description:
- curl: HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries
Details:
Timo Sirainen discovered that libcurl incorrectly handled memory when
parsing URL encoded strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause libcurl to crash, leading to a denial of service, or execute
arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 13.04:
libcurl3 7.29.0-1ubuntu3.1
libcurl3-gnutls 7.29.0-1ubuntu3.1
libcurl3-nss 7.29.0-1ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu 12.10:
libcurl3 7.27.0-1ubuntu1.3
libcurl3-gnutls 7.27.0-1ubuntu1.3
libcurl3-nss 7.27.0-1ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libcurl3 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.2
libcurl3-gnutls 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.2
libcurl3-nss 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.2
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
libcurl3 7.19.7-1ubuntu1.3
libcurl3-gnutls 7.19.7-1ubuntu1.3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1894-1
CVE-2013-2174
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.29.0-1ubuntu3.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.27.0-1ubuntu1.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.22.0-3ubuntu4.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.19.7-1ubuntu1.3
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