vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-8624: Security patch for curl (ALAS-2016-766)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Nov 3, 2016 | Nov 11, 2016 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Nov 3, 2016
Added
Nov 11, 2016
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
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.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-curl
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