Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for curl

1) Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax

EUVDB-ID: #VU29290

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8177

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: 7

curl (Red Hat package): before 7.29.0-59.el7_9.1

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5002

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.