Vulnerability · Published Dec 14, 2020 · Assigned by hackerone
CVE-2020-8169
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity information exposure in https://github.com/curl/curl. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.9% (higher than 90% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.9%top 9.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
curl 7.62.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability that can lead to a partial password being leaked over the network and to the DNS server(s).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | curl | 7.71.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8169 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | curl | 7.71.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8169 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | curl | 7.71.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8169 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | curl | 7.71.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8169 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | curl | 7.71.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8169 |
| Debian:12 | curl | 7.72.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8169 |
| Debian:13 | curl | 7.72.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8169 |
| Debian:14 | curl | 7.72.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8169 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | https://github.com/curl/curl | libcurl 7.62.0 to and including 7.70.0 |
Weakness: CWE-200
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/874778 x_refsource_MISC
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2020-8169.html x_refsource_MISC
- DSA-4881 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-200951.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-200951.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-389290.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html