vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-8284: cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Dec 14, 2020 | Dec 29, 2020 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Dec 14, 2020
Added
Dec 29, 2020
Modified
Mar 31, 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.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-curl
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