libcurl could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received specially crafted input.
Timo Sirainen discovered that libcurl incorrectly handled memory when parsing URL encoded strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libcurl to crash, leading to a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
2 July 2013
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
libcurl could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received specially crafted input.
Timo Sirainen discovered that libcurl incorrectly handled memory when parsing URL encoded strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libcurl to crash, leading to a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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