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From: "Christopher Díaz Riveros" <chrisadr@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201807-04 ] cURL:Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2018 22:23:31
Message-Id: 1532902922.2539.3.camel@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201807-04
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: cURL:Heap-based Buffer Overflow
9 Date: July 29, 2018
10 Bugs: #660894
11 ID: 201807-04
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15 Synopsis
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18 A heap-based buffer overflow in cURL might allow remote attackers to
19 execute arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 A command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 net-misc/curl < 7.61.0 >= 7.61.0
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34 Description
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37 A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in cURL's
38 Curl_smtp_escape_eob() function.
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40 Impact
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43 An attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition or execute
44 arbitrary code via SMTP connections.
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46 Workaround
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49 There is no known workaround at this time.
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51 Resolution
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54 All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version:
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56 # emerge --sync
57 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.61.0"
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59 References
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62 [ 1 ] CVE-2018-0500
63 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0500
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65 Availability
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68 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
69 the Gentoo Security Website:
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71 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-04
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73 Concerns?
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76 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
77 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
78 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
79 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
80 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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82 License
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85 Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
86 belongs to its owner(s).
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88 The contents of this document are licensed under the
89 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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91 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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