SuSE 11.3 Security Update : curl (SAT Patch Number 10166)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 81121

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update fixes the following security issues :

- URL request injection (bnc#911363) When libcurl sends a request to a server via a HTTP proxy, it copies the entire URL into the request and sends if off.
(CVE-2014-8150)

If the given URL contains line feeds and carriage returns those will be sent along to the proxy too, which allows the program to for example send a separate HTTP request injected embedded in the URL.

- duphandle read out of bounds. (bnc#901924).
(CVE-2014-3707)

- libcurl cookie leaks (bnc#894575) Additional bug fixed:.
(CVE-2014-3613)

- curl_multi_remove_handle: don't crash on multiple removes (bnc#897816)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 10166.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 81121

File Name: suse_11_curl-201501-150113.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 2/2/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:curl, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libcurl4, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libcurl4-32bit

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3613, CVE-2014-3707, CVE-2014-8150

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