SB2020062432 - Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax in curl (Alpine package)

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SB2020062432 - Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax in curl (Alpine package)

Published: June 24, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020062432
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8177)

CWE-ID: CWE-644 - Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to overwrite files on the victim's system.

The vulnerability exists due to a logical error when processing Content-Disposition: HTTP response header in curl when executed with the -J flag and -i flags in the same command line. A remote attacker can trick the victim to run a specially crafted curl command against a malicious website and overwrite files on the user's system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References