CVE-2010-0734
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
content_encoding.c in libcurl 7.10.5 through 7.19.7, when zlib is enabled, does not properly restrict the amount of callback data sent to an application that requests automatic decompression, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or have unspecified other impact by sending crafted compressed data to an application that relies on the intended data-length limit.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (curl) | RHSA-2010:0273 | 2010-03-29 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (curl) | RHSA-2010:0329 | 2010-03-30 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (curl) | RHSA-2010:0329 | 2010-03-30 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Daniel Stenberg for responsibly reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Wesley Miaw as the original reporter.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation