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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Red Hat Local Security Checks >> RHSA-2005-340: curl Vulnerability Assessment Details
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RHSA-2005-340: curl |
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Check for the version of the curl packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Updated curl packages are now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. cURL is a tool for getting files from FTP, HTTP, Gopher, Telnet, and Dict servers, using any of the supported protocols. cURL is designed to work without user interaction or any kind of interactivity. Multiple buffer overflow bugs were found in the way curl processes base64 encoded replies. If a victim can be tricked into visiting a URL with curl, a malicious web server could execute arbitrary code on a victim's machine. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0490 to this issue. All users of curl are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported fixes for these issues. Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-340.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security |
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Mainframe, DEC, VAX, AS 400 |
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