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VMware Photon OS: CVE-2020-8284

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VMware Photon OS: CVE-2020-8284

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
12/14/2020
Created
01/21/2025
Added
01/20/2025
Modified
02/04/2025

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(s)

  • vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf

References

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