Name: CVE-2020-8169: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Published: 2020-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-8169, CWE-200, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.03427

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).

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	View advisory ↗View advisory ↗	alpine-linux-upgrade-curl	Dec 14, 2020	Dec 14, 2020
Debian	View advisory ↗	debian-upgrade-curl	Apr 1, 2021	Dec 14, 2020
Freebsd	View advisory ↗	freebsd-upgrade-package-curl	Jun 25, 2020	Jun 24, 2020
Gentoo Linux	View advisory ↗	gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-curl	Jul 28, 2020	Jul 26, 2020
Splunk	View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗	splunk-upgrade-latest	Sep 30, 2025	Dec 14, 2020
Suse	—	suse-upgrade-curlsuse-upgrade-curl-minisuse-upgrade-libcurl-develsuse-upgrade-libcurl-devel-32bitsuse-upgrade-libcurl-mini-develsuse-upgrade-libcurl4suse-upgrade-libcurl4-32bitsuse-upgrade-libcurl4-mini	Jun 28, 2020	Jun 24, 2020
Ubuntu	View advisory ↗	ubuntu-pro-upgrade-curlubuntu-pro-upgrade-libcurl3ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libcurl3-gnutlsubuntu-pro-upgrade-libcurl3-nssubuntu-upgrade-curlubuntu-upgrade-libcurl3ubuntu-upgrade-libcurl3-gnutlsubuntu-upgrade-libcurl3-nssubuntu-upgrade-libcurl4	Jun 25, 2020	Jun 24, 2020
Vmware Photon_os	View advisory ↗	vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf	Jan 20, 2025	Dec 14, 2020

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