cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 201903-03

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Affected packages

net-misc/curl on all architectures
Affected versions < 7.64.0
Unaffected versions >= 7.64.0

Background

A command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cURL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Remote attackers could cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

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-7.64.0"
 

References

Release date
March 10, 2019

Latest revision
March 10, 2019: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

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