Use After Free

Affecting curl package, versions <7.69.1-r2

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Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free. Due to use of a dangling pointer, libcurl 7.29.0 through 7.71.1 can use the wrong connection when sending data.

Remediation

Upgrade curl to version or higher.

References

CVSS Score

7.5
high severity
  • Attack Vector
    Network
  • Attack Complexity
    Low
  • Privileges Required
    None
  • User Interaction
    None
  • Scope
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality
    High
  • Integrity
    None
  • Availability
    None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE
CVE-2020-8231
CWE
CWE-416
Snyk ID
SNYK-ALPINE312-CURL-1050049
Disclosed
14 Dec, 2020
Published
10 Dec, 2020