[ GLSA 201509-02 ] cURL

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201509-02)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: September 24, 2015
Bug(s): #547376, #552618
ID: 201509-02

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, the worst of
which can allow remote attackers to cause Denial of Service condition.


Background

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


Affected Packages

Package: net-misc/curl
Vulnerable: < 7.43.0
Unaffected: >= 7.43.0
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

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


Impact

A remote attacker could possibly obtain sensitive information, or 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: