Debian Security Advisory
DSA-919-2 curl -- buffer overflow
- Date Reported:
- 12 Dec 2005
- Affected Packages:
- curl
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 342339, Bug 342696.
In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 15756, BugTraq ID 15102, BugTraq ID 15647.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2005-4077, CVE-2005-3185. - More information:
-
The upstream developer of curl, a multi-protocol file transfer library, informed us that the former correction to several off-by-one errors are not sufficient. For completeness please find the original bug description below:
Several problems were discovered in libcurl, a multi-protocol file transfer library. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
- CVE-2005-3185
A buffer overflow has been discovered in libcurl that could allow the execution of arbitrary code.
- CVE-2005-4077
Stefan Esser discovered several off-by-one errors that allows local users to trigger a buffer overflow and cause a denial of service or bypass PHP security restrictions via certain URLs.
For the old stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 7.9.5-1woody2.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 7.13.2-2sarge5. This update also includes a bugfix against data corruption.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 7.15.1-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libcurl packages.
- CVE-2005-3185
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.9.5-1woody2.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.9.5-1woody2.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.9.5.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.9.5-1woody2.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.9.5-1woody2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl2_7.9.5-1woody2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.9.5-1woody2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl2_7.9.5-1woody2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.9.5-1woody2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl2_7.9.5-1woody2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.9.5-1woody2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl2_7.9.5-1woody2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.9.5-1woody2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl2_7.9.5-1woody2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.9.5-1woody2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl2_7.9.5-1woody2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.9.5-1woody2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl2_7.9.5-1woody2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.9.5-1woody2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl2_7.9.5-1woody2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.9.5-1woody2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl2_7.9.5-1woody2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.9.5-1woody2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl2_7.9.5-1woody2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.9.5-1woody2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl2_7.9.5-1woody2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl-dev_7.9.5-1woody2_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.13.2-2sarge5.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.13.2-2sarge5.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.13.2.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.13.2-2sarge5.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.13.2-2sarge5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dbg_7.13.2-2sarge5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dev_7.13.2-2sarge5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-gssapi_7.13.2-2sarge5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.13.2-2sarge5_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dbg_7.13.2-2sarge5_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dev_7.13.2-2sarge5_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-gssapi_7.13.2-2sarge5_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.13.2-2sarge5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dbg_7.13.2-2sarge5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dev_7.13.2-2sarge5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-gssapi_7.13.2-2sarge5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.13.2-2sarge5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dbg_7.13.2-2sarge5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dev_7.13.2-2sarge5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-gssapi_7.13.2-2sarge5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.13.2-2sarge5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dbg_7.13.2-2sarge5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dev_7.13.2-2sarge5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-gssapi_7.13.2-2sarge5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.13.2-2sarge5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dbg_7.13.2-2sarge5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dev_7.13.2-2sarge5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-gssapi_7.13.2-2sarge5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.13.2-2sarge5_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dbg_7.13.2-2sarge5_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dev_7.13.2-2sarge5_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-gssapi_7.13.2-2sarge5_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.13.2-2sarge5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dbg_7.13.2-2sarge5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dev_7.13.2-2sarge5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-gssapi_7.13.2-2sarge5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.13.2-2sarge5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dbg_7.13.2-2sarge5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dev_7.13.2-2sarge5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-gssapi_7.13.2-2sarge5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.13.2-2sarge5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dbg_7.13.2-2sarge5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dev_7.13.2-2sarge5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-gssapi_7.13.2-2sarge5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.13.2-2sarge5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dbg_7.13.2-2sarge5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dev_7.13.2-2sarge5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-gssapi_7.13.2-2sarge5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/curl_7.13.2-2sarge5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dbg_7.13.2-2sarge5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-dev_7.13.2-2sarge5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3-gssapi_7.13.2-2sarge5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/curl/libcurl3_7.13.2-2sarge5_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the revised advisory.