cURL is a tool and libcurl is a library for transferring data with URL syntax.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cURL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could possibly obtain sensitive information, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.43.0"