curl security update
Security Advisory: Moderate
Updated curl packages that fix a security issue are now available.
This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
cURL is a tool for getting files from FTP, HTTP, Gopher, Telnet, and Dict
servers, using any of the supported protocols.
A stack based buffer overflow bug was found in cURL's NTLM authentication
module. It is possible to execute arbitrary code on a user's machine if
the user can be tricked into connecting to a malicious web server using
NTLM authentication. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
has assigned the name CVE-2005-3185 to this issue.
All users of curl are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch that resolve this issue.
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
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