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GLSA-200503-20 : curl: NTLM response buffer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 17345

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200503-20 (curl: NTLM response buffer overflow)

 curl fails to properly check boundaries when handling NTLM authentication.
 Impact :

 With a malicious server an attacker could send a carefully crafted NTLM response to a connecting client leading to the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running curl.
 Workaround :

 Disable NTLM authentication by not using the --anyauth or --ntlm options.

Solution

All curl users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/curl-7.13.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200503-20

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 17345

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200503-20.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 3/17/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:curl, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/16/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/21/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0490

GLSA: 200503-20