curl - buffer overflow

The upstream developer of curl, a multi-protocol file transfer
library, informed us that the former correction to several off-by-one
errors are not sufficient. For completeness please find the original
bug description below:

>
> Several problems were discovered in libcurl, a multi-protocol file
> transfer library. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
> identifies the following problems:
>
>
> * CVE-2005-3185
> A buffer overflow has been discovered in libcurl
> that could allow the execution of arbitrary code.
> * CVE-2005-4077
> Stefan Esser discovered several off-by-one errors that allows
> local users to trigger a buffer overflow and cause a denial of
> service or bypass PHP security restrictions via certain URLs.
>
>
>

For the old stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in
version 7.9.5-1woody2.

For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in
version 7.13.2-2sarge5. This update also includes a bugfix against
data corruption.

For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in
version 7.15.1-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libcurl packages.