Vulnerability   
Search   
    Search 324607 CVE descriptions
and 145615 test descriptions,
access 10,000+ cross references.
Tests   CVE   All  

Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.883296
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS: Security Advisory for curl (CESA-2020:5002)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'curl'; package(s) announced via the CESA-2020:5002 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'curl'
package(s) announced via the CESA-2020:5002 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The curl packages provide the libcurl library and the curl utility for
downloading files from servers using various protocols, including HTTP,
FTP, and LDAP.

Security Fix(es):

* curl: Incorrect argument check can allow remote servers to overwrite
local files (CVE-2020-8177)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected Software/OS:
'curl' package(s) on CentOS 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.6

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

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

This is only one of 145615 vulnerability tests in our test suite. Find out more about running a complete security audit.

To run a free test of this vulnerability against your system, register below.




© 1998-2025 E-Soft Inc. All rights reserved.