SB2019100315 - Amazon Linux AMI update for curl

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SB2019100315 - Amazon Linux AMI update for curl

Published: October 3, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019100315
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5481)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing very large blocks during Kerberos FTP data transfer. A remote attacker that controls malicious FTP server can send large blocks of data to the curl client, trigger a double-free error and crash the application.


2) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5482)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the tftp_receive_packet() function when processing TFTP data. A remote attacker can send specially crafted TFTP response to the vulnerable curl client, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References