Slackware Linux 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / 15.0 / current curl Vulnerability (SSA:2022-243-01)

low Nessus Plugin ID 164588

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to curl.

Description

The version of curl installed on the remote host is prior to 7.85.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2022-243-01 advisory.

 - When curl is used to retrieve and parse cookies from a HTTP(S) server, itaccepts cookies using control codes that when later are sent back to a HTTPserver might make the server return 400 responses.
 Effectively allowing asister site to deny service to all siblings. (CVE-2022-35252)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the affected curl package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 164588

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2022-243-01.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 9/1/2022

Updated: 3/21/2023

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-35252

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:slackware:slackware_linux:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-35252

IAVA: 2022-A-0350-S