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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200603-19.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200603-19.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..dcf72c7582cc --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200603-19.xml @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200603-19"> + <title>cURL/libcurl: Buffer overflow in the handling of TFTP URLs</title> + <synopsis> + libcurl is affected by a buffer overflow in the handling of URLs for the + TFTP protocol, which could be exploited to compromise a user's system. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">curl</product> + <announced>2006-03-21</announced> + <revised count="01">2006-03-21</revised> + <bug>125766</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/curl" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="rge">7.15.1-r1</unaffected> + <unaffected range="ge">7.15.3</unaffected> + <unaffected range="le">7.14.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">7.15.3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + cURL is a command line tool for transferring files with URL + syntax, supporting numerous protocols. libcurl is the corresponding + client-side library. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Ulf Harnhammar reported a possible buffer overflow in the handling + of TFTP URLs in libcurl due to the lack of boundary checks. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to compromise a + user's system by enticing the user to request a malicious URL with + cURL/libcurl or to use a HTTP server redirecting to a malicious TFTP + URL. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.15.1-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20060320.html">Project cURL Security Advisory, March 20th 2006</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1061">CVE-2006-1061</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2006-03-20T17:27:58Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-03-20T17:28:46Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-03-20T22:09:32Z"> + vorlon078 + </metadata> +</glsa> |