GLSA-201709-14 : cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 103282

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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-201709-14 (cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

 Remote attackers could cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, or bypass intended restrictions for TLS sessions.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/curl-7.55.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-14

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 103282

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201709-14.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Published: 9/18/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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: 9/17/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000099, CVE-2017-1000100, CVE-2017-1000101, CVE-2017-7407, CVE-2017-7468

GLSA: 201709-14