Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting curl-debuginfo package, versions <0:7.61.1-12.amzn2.0.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-CURLDEBUGINFO-1681013
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed14 Dec 2020

Introduced: 14 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-8177  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-74  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 curl-debuginfo to version 0:7.61.1-12.amzn2.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1451.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream curl-debuginfo package and not the curl-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

curl 7.20.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to improper restriction of names for files and other resources that can lead too overwriting a local file when the -J flag is used.

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