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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-20
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: curl: NTLM response buffer overflow
Date: March 16, 2005
Bugs: #82534
ID: 200503-20
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Synopsis
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curl is vulnerable to a buffer overflow which could lead to the
execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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curl is a command line tool for transferring files via many different
protocols.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/curl < 7.13.1 >= 7.13.1
Description
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curl fails to properly check boundaries when handling NTLM
authentication.
Impact
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With a malicious server an attacker could send a carefully crafted NTLM
response to a connecting client leading to the execution of arbitrary
code with the permissions of the user running curl.
Workaround
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Disable NTLM authentication by not using the --anyauth or --ntlm
options.
Resolution
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All curl users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.13.1"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-0490
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0490
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-20.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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