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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-1000121: ELSA-2018-3157: curl and nss-pem security and bug fix update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-1000121: ELSA-2018-3157: curl and nss-pem security and bug fix update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/14/2018
Created
05/08/2019
Added
11/06/2018
Modified
07/22/2024

Description

A NULL pointer dereference exists in curl 7.21.0 to and including curl 7.58.0 in the LDAP code that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way libcurl checks values returned by the openldap ldap_get_attribute_ber() function. A malicious LDAP server could use this flaw to crash a libcurl client application via a specially crafted LDAP reply.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-curl
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libcurl
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libcurl-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-nss-pem

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