Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libcurl-devel package, versions <0:7.61.1-11.amzn2.0.2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Amazon Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    6.97% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-LIBCURLDEVEL-1671057
  • published 27 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 28 May 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libcurl-devel to version 0:7.61.1-11.amzn2.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1233.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libcurl-devel package and not the libcurl-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A heap buffer overflow in the TFTP receiving code allows for DoS or arbitrary code execution in libcurl versions 7.19.4 through 7.64.1.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

7 high