CVE-2020-8177

Public on 2020-07-14
Modified on 2020-07-29
Description

A flaw was found in curl. Overwriting local files is possible when using a certain combination of command line options. Requesting content from a malicious server could lead to overwriting local files with compromised files leading to unknown effects. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to file integrity.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.4
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 curl 2020-07-28 17:21 ALAS-2020-1411
Amazon Linux 2 - Core curl 2020-07-14 02:30 ALAS2-2020-1451

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
NVD CVSSv2 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H