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Amazon Linux 2 : curl (ALAS-2019-1233)

high Nessus Plugin ID 126957

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

An integer overflow in curl's URL API results in a buffer overflow in libcurl. (CVE-2019-5435)

A heap buffer overflow in the TFTP receiving code allows for DoS or arbitrary code execution in libcurl. (CVE-2019-5436)

Solution

Run 'yum update curl' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2019-1233.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 126957

File Name: al2_ALAS-2019-1233.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/24/2019

Updated: 1/6/2020

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:amazon:linux:curl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:curl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcurl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcurl-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/22/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/28/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-5435, CVE-2019-5436

ALAS: 2019-1233