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Debian: Security Advisory for curl (DSA-4633-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'curl' package(s) announced via the DSA-4633-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in cURL, an URL transfer library. CVE-2019-5436 A heap buffer overflow in the TFTP receiving code was discovered, which could allow DoS or arbitrary code execution. This only affects the oldstable distribution (stretch). CVE-2019-5481 Thomas Vegas discovered a double-free in the FTP-KRB code, triggered by a malicious server sending a very large data block. CVE-2019-5482 Thomas Vegas discovered a heap buffer overflow that could be triggered when a small non-default TFTP blocksize is used.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'curl' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 7.52.1-5+deb9u10. For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 7.64.0-4+deb10u1. We recommend that you upgrade your curl packages.