1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1894-1

USN-1894-1: curl vulnerability

Publication date

2 July 2013

Overview

libcurl could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

  • curl - HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries

Details

Timo Sirainen discovered that libcurl incorrectly handled memory when
parsing URL encoded strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause libcurl to crash, leading to a denial of service, or execute
arbitrary code.

Timo Sirainen discovered that libcurl incorrectly handled memory when
parsing URL encoded strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause libcurl to crash, leading to a denial of service, or execute
arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
13.04 raring libcurl3-nss –  7.29.0-1ubuntu3.1
libcurl3-gnutls –  7.29.0-1ubuntu3.1
libcurl3 –  7.29.0-1ubuntu3.1
12.10 quantal libcurl3-nss –  7.27.0-1ubuntu1.3
libcurl3-gnutls –  7.27.0-1ubuntu1.3
libcurl3 –  7.27.0-1ubuntu1.3
12.04 precise libcurl3-nss –  7.22.0-3ubuntu4.2
libcurl3-gnutls –  7.22.0-3ubuntu4.2
libcurl3 –  7.22.0-3ubuntu4.2
10.04 lucid libcurl3-gnutls –  7.19.7-1ubuntu1.3
libcurl3 –  7.19.7-1ubuntu1.3

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