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OracleVM 3.2 : curl (OVMSA-2016-0056)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 91740
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Synopsis
The remote OracleVM host is missing a security update.Description
The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates :- fix heap-based buffer overflow in curl_easy_unescape (CVE-2013-2174)
- fix cookie tailmatching to prevent cross-domain leakage (CVE-2013-1944)
- introduce the --delegation option of curl (#746849)
- fix stack smashing in the FTP implementation (#652557)
- fix proxy kerberos authentication (#657396)
- update running_handles counter properly in curl_multi_remove_handle (#688871)
- add a new option CURLOPT_GSSAPI_DELEGATION (#723643)
- do not delegate GSSAPI credentials (CVE-2011-2192)
- avoid use of uninitialized variable on failure of a LDAP request (#655073)
- proxy tunnel support for LDAP requests (#655073)
Solution
Update the affected curl package.See Also
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/oraclevm-errata/2016-June/000478.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 91740
File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2016-0056.nasl
Version: 2.5
Type: local
Family: OracleVM Local Security Checks
Published: 6/22/2016
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:curl, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.2
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleVM/release, Host/OracleVM/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/21/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/7/2011