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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-2005-807: curl Vulnerability Assessment Details
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RHSA-2005-807: curl |
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Check for the version of the curl packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Updated curl packages that fix a security issue are now available. This update has been rated as having moderate 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. A stack based buffer overflow bug was found in cURL's NTLM authentication module. It is possible to execute arbitrary code on a user's machine if the user can be tricked into connecting to a malicious web server using NTLM authentication. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2005-3185 to this issue. All users of curl are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch that resolve this issue. Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-807.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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