GLSA 201401-14: cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	01/20/2014
Bugs:	#456074, #465678, #474354, #492688, #497092
ID:	201401-14

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.

Background

cURL is a command line tool for transferring files with URL syntax, supporting numerous protocols.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/curl	< 7.34.0-r1	>= 7.34.0-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cURL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user or automated process to connect to a malicious server using cURL, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.34.0-r1"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-14.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.