High severity · published Dec 14, 2020
CVE-2020-8169
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)
7.5
CVSS
3.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.9% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HT
https://github.com/curl/curl ·
libcurl 7.62.0 to and including 7.70.0 · source: vendor
CU
Curl · Haxx
7.62.0 through 7.70.0 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
ST
Simatic Tim 1531 Irc Firmware · Siemens
before 2.2 · source: NVD
SI
Sinec Infrastructure Network Services · Siemens
before 1.0.1.1 · source: NVD
UF
Universal Forwarder · Splunk
8.2.0 before 8.2.12; 9.0.0 before 9.0.6; 9.1.0 · source: NVD
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5; V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5; V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8169
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8169
Third Party Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-200951.pdf
Patch
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf
Vendor Advisory
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2020-8169.html
Exploit
https://hackerone.com/reports/874778
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4881
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-200951.html
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