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Red Hat: CVE-2020-8177: Incorrect argument check can allow remote servers to overwrite local files (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2020-8177: Incorrect argument check can allow remote servers to overwrite local files (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/03/2020
Created
11/06/2020
Added
11/05/2020
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

curl 7.20.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to improper restriction of names for files and other resources that can lead too overwriting a local file when the -J flag is used.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-curl
  • redhat-upgrade-curl-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-curl-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-curl-minimal-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libcurl
  • redhat-upgrade-libcurl-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libcurl-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-libcurl-minimal
  • redhat-upgrade-libcurl-minimal-debuginfo

References

  • DSA-4881
  • CVE-2020-8177
  • RHSA-2020:4599
  • RHSA-2020:5002
  • RHSA-2020:5417

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