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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844476
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4402-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'curl' package(s) announced via the USN-4402-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'curl' package(s) announced via the USN-4402-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Marek Szlagor, Gregory Jefferis and Jeroen Ooms discovered
that curl incorrectly handled certain credentials. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.10 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2020-8169)

It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain parameters.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite a local file.
(CVE-2020-8177)

Affected Software/OS:
'curl' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.10, Ubuntu 20.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-8169
Debian Security Information: DSA-4881 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4881
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2020-8169.html
https://hackerone.com/reports/874778
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-8177
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2020-8177.html
https://hackerone.com/reports/887462
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
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