USN-3993-2

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    USN-3993-2

    Published: 22 May 2019Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: curl vulnerability

    Details: USN-3993-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled memory when receiving data from a TFTP server. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-5436)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3993-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-5436

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: curl

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm2

    Affected versions

    7.32.0-1ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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    High