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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3240-1 (curl - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
It was discovered that cURL, an URL transfer library, if configured to use a proxy server with the HTTPS protocol, by default could send to the proxy the same HTTP headers it sends to the destination server, possibly leaking sensitive information.
Affected Software
Affected Software
curl on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 7.38.0-4+deb8u2. For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem will be fixed in version 7.42.1-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 7.42.1-1. We recommend that you upgrade your curl packages.