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RedHat Update for curl RHSA-2017:3263-01

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Red Hat Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

6.4

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

6 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'curl' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Insight

Insight

The curl packages provide the libcurl library and the curl utility for downloading files from servers using various protocols, including HTTP, FTP, and LDAP. Security Fix(es): * A buffer overrun flaw was found in the IMAP handler of libcurl. By tricking an unsuspecting user into connecting to a malicious IMAP server, an attacker could exploit this flaw to potentially cause information disclosure or crash the application. (CVE-2017-1000257) Red Hat would like to thank the Curl project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Brian Carpenter and the OSS-Fuzz project as the original reporters.

Affected Software

Affected Software

curl on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Please Install the Updated Packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)