A vulnerability in input validation exists in curl <8.0 during communication using the TELNET protocol may allow an attacker to pass on maliciously crafted user name and "telnet options" during server negotiation. The lack of proper input scrubbing allows an attacker to send content or perform option negotiation without the application's intent. This vulnerability could be exploited if an application allows user input, thereby enabling attackers to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade curl-minimalUpgrade libcurl-minimalUpgrade libcurl-develUpgrade libcurlUpgrade curl | Nov 16, 2023 | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade curl | Mar 26, 2024 | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade libcurlUpgrade libcurl-develUpgrade curlUpgrade curl-debuginfo | Jun 8, 2023 | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade curl | Apr 21, 2023 | Mar 21, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade curl-minimalUpgrade libcurlUpgrade libcurl-develUpgrade curlUpgrade libcurl-debuginfoUpgrade curl-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade curl-debuginfoUpgrade curl-debugsourceUpgrade libcurl-minimalUpgrade libcurl-minimal-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | Mar 20, 2023 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade curl-minimalUpgrade curlUpgrade libcurl-debuginfoUpgrade libcurl-minimalUpgrade libcurl-develUpgrade curl-debuginfoUpgrade libcurlUpgrade curl-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade libcurl-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade curl-debugsource | Nov 8, 2023 | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade curl | Apr 24, 2023 | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade curl | Mar 23, 2023 | Mar 20, 2023 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-misc/curl. | Oct 12, 2023 | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade curlUpgrade libcurl | May 9, 2023 | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade curlUpgrade libcurl | Jan 10, 2024 | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade libcurlUpgrade curlUpgrade libcurl-devel | Jun 9, 2023 | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade libcurlUpgrade curl | May 10, 2023 | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Ibm Aix | — | Apply the fix or workaround for curl_advisory2 | Jul 27, 2023 | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade libcurl-develUpgrade curlUpgrade curl-minimalUpgrade libcurl-minimalUpgrade libcurl | Jul 22, 2024 | Mar 20, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade curl-minimalUpgrade libcurl-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade libcurl-minimalUpgrade libcurl-develUpgrade curlUpgrade libcurl-debuginfoUpgrade curl-debugsourceUpgrade curl-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade libcurlUpgrade curl-debuginfo | Nov 8, 2023 | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Splunk | — | Upgrade Splunk Universal Forwarder to version 8.2.12Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.1.1Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 8.2.11Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 8.2.12Upgrade Splunk Universal Forwarder to version 8.1.14Upgrade Splunk Universal Forwarder to version 8.2.11Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.0.5Upgrade Splunk Universal Forwarder to version 9.0.6Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 8.1.14Upgrade Splunk Universal Forwarder to version 9.0.5Upgrade Splunk Universal Forwarder to version 9.1.1Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.0.6 | Sep 30, 2025 | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libcurl-develUpgrade curlUpgrade libcurl4-32bitUpgrade libcurl-devel-32bitUpgrade libcurl4 | Mar 22, 2023 | Mar 21, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libcurl4Upgrade libcurl3-nss (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libcurl3-gnutls (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade curlUpgrade libcurl3-gnutlsUpgrade libcurl3 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade curl (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libcurl3-nss | Mar 22, 2023 | Mar 20, 2023 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 30, 2023 |
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