Information Exposure Affecting curl package, versions <7.72.0-1
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EPSS
0.65% (80th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-CURL-1544024
- published 24 Jun 2020
- disclosed 14 Dec 2020
Introduced: 24 Jun 2020
CVE-2020-8169 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12 curl to version 7.72.0-1 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:12 relevant fixed versions and status.
curl 7.62.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability that can lead to a partial password being leaked over the network and to the DNS server(s).
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-8169
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-200951.pdf
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4881
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2020-8169.html
- https://hackerone.com/reports/874778
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf
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