Packages
- curl - HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries
Details
Alex Nichols discovered that curl incorrectly handled NTLM authentication
credentials. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 17.04 and Ubuntu 17.10.
(CVE-2017-8816)
It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled FTP wildcard matching. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2017-8817)
Alex Nichols discovered that curl incorrectly handled NTLM authentication
credentials. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 17.04 and Ubuntu 17.10.
(CVE-2017-8816)
It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled FTP wildcard matching. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2017-8817)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 17.10 artful | curl – 7.55.1-1ubuntu2.2 | ||
| libcurl3 – 7.55.1-1ubuntu2.2 | |||
| libcurl3-gnutls – 7.55.1-1ubuntu2.2 | |||
| libcurl3-nss – 7.55.1-1ubuntu2.2 | |||
| 17.04 zesty | curl – 7.52.1-4ubuntu1.4 | ||
| libcurl3 – 7.52.1-4ubuntu1.4 | |||
| libcurl3-gnutls – 7.52.1-4ubuntu1.4 | |||
| libcurl3-nss – 7.52.1-4ubuntu1.4 | |||
| 16.04 xenial | curl – 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.5 | ||
| libcurl3 – 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.5 | |||
| libcurl3-gnutls – 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.5 | |||
| libcurl3-nss – 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.5 | |||
| 14.04 trusty | curl – 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.13 | ||
| libcurl3 – 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.13 | |||
| libcurl3-gnutls – 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.13 | |||
| libcurl3-nss – 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.13 | |||
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