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.

How to fix CVE-2006-1061

To remediate CVE-2006-1061, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/curl—upgrade to 7.15.3-1 or later

Is CVE-2006-1061 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 3.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 7.15.3-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-1061