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Slackware 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : curl (SSA:2017-297-01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 104105

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New curl packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and
-current to fix a security issue.

Solution

Update the affected curl package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?744bf7ef

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 104105

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2017-297-01.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Published: 10/24/2017

Updated: 11/17/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-1000257

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:curl, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/24/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000257

SSA: 2017-297-01