vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2020-8284: Security patch for curl (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Dec 14, 2020 | Aug 6, 2021 | May 20, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Dec 14, 2020
Added
Aug 6, 2021
Modified
May 20, 2026
Description
A malicious server can use the FTP PASV response to trick curl 7.73.0 and earlier into connecting back to a given IP address and port, and this way potentially make curl extract information about services that are otherwise private and not disclosed, for example doing port scanning and service banner extractions.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-curlamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-curl-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libcurlamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libcurl-devel
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