Improper Input Validation Affecting curl package, versions <7.51.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-CURL-358729
  • published27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed31 Jul 2018

Introduced: 27 Jun 2018

CVE-2016-8624  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 curl to version 7.51.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream curl package and not the curl package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

curl before version 7.51.0 doesn't parse the authority component of the URL correctly when the host name part ends with a '#' character, and could instead be tricked into connecting to a different host. This may have security implications if you for example use an URL parser that follows the RFC to check for allowed domains before using curl to request them.