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Posted on 19 January 2017
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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>
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Subject: [ GLSA 201701-47 ] cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-47
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 19, 2017
Bugs: #536014, #573102, #583394, #590482, #592974, #593716,
#597760, #603370, #603574
ID: 201701-47

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, the worst of which
could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background
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cURL is a tool and libcurl is a library for transferring data with URL
syntax.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/curl < 7.52.1 >= 7.52.1

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cURL. Please review
the CVE identifiers and bug reports referenced for details.

Impact
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Remote attackers could conduct a Man-in-the-Middle attack to obtain
sensitive information, cause a Denial of Service condition, or execute
arbitrary code.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========
All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.52.1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-8150
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8150
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-8151
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8151
[ 3 ] CVE-2016-0755
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0755
[ 4 ] CVE-2016-3739
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3739
[ 5 ] CVE-2016-5419
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5419
[ 6 ] CVE-2016-5420
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5420
[ 7 ] CVE-2016-5421
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5421
[ 8 ] CVE-2016-7141
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-7141
[ 9 ] CVE-2016-7167
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-7167
[ 10 ] CVE-2016-8615
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8615
[ 11 ] CVE-2016-8616
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8616
[ 12 ] CVE-2016-8617
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8617
[ 13 ] CVE-2016-8618
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8618
[ 14 ] CVE-2016-8619
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8619
[ 15 ] CVE-2016-8620
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8620
[ 16 ] CVE-2016-8621
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8621
[ 17 ] CVE-2016-8622
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8622
[ 18 ] CVE-2016-8623
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8623
[ 19 ] CVE-2016-8624
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8624
[ 20 ] CVE-2016-8625
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8625
[ 21 ] CVE-2016-9586
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9586
[ 22 ] CVE-2016-9594
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9594

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47

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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 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/2.5


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