Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting curl package, versions <7.68.0-1ubuntu2.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-CURL-577659
  • published24 Jun 2020
  • disclosed14 Dec 2020

Introduced: 24 Jun 2020

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 curl to version 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 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.

CVSS Scores

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