CVE-2006-1061

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in cURL and libcURL 7.15.0 through 7.15.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a TFTP URL (tftp://) with a valid hostname and a long path.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.83% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-March/msg00048.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19371	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-19.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1008	vdb entry
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20060320.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19335	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17154	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/23982	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/1326.html	mailing list
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0016	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19271	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25318	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19344	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1061?: CVE-2006-1061 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1061?: To fix CVE-2006-1061, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1061 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1061 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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