SB2025020661 - SUSE update for curl 

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SB2025020661 - SUSE update for curl

Published: February 6, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025020661
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0167)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to application can leak credentials when asked to use a .netrc file for credentials and to follow HTTP redirects. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information.


2) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0725)

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

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when handling gzip decompression of content-encoded HTTP responses with the CURLOPT_ACCEPT_ENCODING option using zlib 1.2.0.3 or older. A remote attacker can send specially crafted response to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References