Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703069
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian Security Advisory DSA 3069-1 (curl - security update)
Summary:	Symeon Paraschoudis discovered that the curl_easy_duphandle() function;in cURL, an URL transfer library, has a bug that can lead to libcurl;eventually sending off sensitive data that was not intended for sending,;while performing a HTTP POST operation.;;This bug requires CURLOPT_COPYPOSTFIELDS and curl_easy_duphandle() to be;used in that order, and then the duplicate handle must be used to;perform the HTTP POST. The curl command line tool is not affected by;this problem as it does not use this sequence.
Description:	Summary: Symeon Paraschoudis discovered that the curl_easy_duphandle() function in cURL, an URL transfer library, has a bug that can lead to libcurl eventually sending off sensitive data that was not intended for sending, while performing a HTTP POST operation. This bug requires CURLOPT_COPYPOSTFIELDS and curl_easy_duphandle() to be used in that order, and then the duplicate handle must be used to perform the HTTP POST. The curl command line tool is not affected by this problem as it does not use this sequence. Affected Software/OS: curl on Debian Linux Solution: For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 7.26.0-1+wheezy11. For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), this problem will be fixed in version 7.38.0-3. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 7.38.0-3. We recommend that you upgrade your curl packages. CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-3707 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html BugTraq ID: 70988 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70988 Debian Security Information: DSA-3069 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3069 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1254 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1254.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0248 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00040.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2399-1
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