Summary
The remote host is missing an update to curl
announced via advisory DSA 2271-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202271-1
Insight
Richard Silverman discovered that when doing GSSAPI authentication, libcurl unconditionally performs credential delegation. This hands the server a copy of the client's security credentials, allowing the server to impersonate the client to any other using the same GSSAPI mechanism.
This is obviously a very sensitive operation, which should only be done when the user explicitly so directs.
For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 7.18.2-8lenny5.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 7.21.0-2.
For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 7.21.6-2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 7.21.6-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your curl packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-2192 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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