SB2017081125 - Out-of-bounds read in curl (Alpine package)



SB2017081125 - Out-of-bounds read in curl (Alpine package)

Published: August 11, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017081125
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000101)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect website visitors to external websites.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read. A local user can supply a URL containing specially crafted numerical range characters to trigger a heap read error and obtain potentially sensitive information from system memory

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.