GLSA-201903-03 : cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 122731

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-201903-03 (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.
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-7.64.0'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-03

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 122731

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201903-03.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 3/11/2019

Updated: 12/6/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/10/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/5/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-14618, CVE-2018-16839, CVE-2018-16840, CVE-2018-16842, CVE-2019-3822, CVE-2019-3823

GLSA: 201903-03