#VU29290 Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax in cURL - CVE-2020-8177

 

#VU29290 Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax in cURL - CVE-2020-8177

Published: June 25, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29290
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8177
CWE-ID: CWE-644
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
cURL
Software vendor:
curl.haxx.se

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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