SB2014121018 - Fedora 21 update for curl
Published: December 10, 2014 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014121018
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3707)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the "curl_easy_duphandle" function. A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.