SB2017120747 - Buffer overflow in curl (Alpine package)
Published: December 7, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017120747
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8816)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to buffer overflow in the NTLM authentication process. A remote unauthenticated attacker can use vectors involving long user and password fields, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=06d873c35d45649783f1d3393b35034356679424
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c06e486361bfb260c36b661c47d03ff912df9539
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=8cd99339489d34b85f1c9f7196bc0a73cda7bde0
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ae95dcd40f4dd84b6c6cc8c7b1f7dccc38bc103e
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=be39a8b5346d43f34446441548dc6edd585cb297