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Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting curl package, versions <0:7.61.1-12.94.amzn1

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    User Interaction Required
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.1% (41st percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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SUSE
8.1 high
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Red Hat
5.4 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN201803-CURL-1724005
  • published 27 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 14 Dec 2020
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Introduced: 14 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-8177 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-74 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 curl to version 0:7.61.1-12.94.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2020-1411.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream curl package and not the curl package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.