USN-3498-2: curl vulnerability
Publication date
4 December 2017
Overview
curl could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
Releases
Packages
- curl - HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries
Details
USN-3498-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
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)
USN-3498-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.04 precise | libcurl3-nss – 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.19 | ||
| curl – 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.19 | |||
| libcurl3-gnutls – 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.19 | |||
| libcurl3 – 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.19 | |||
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