CVE-2020-8177 vulnerability in Haxx and Other Products
Published on December 14, 2020
curl 7.20.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to improper restriction of names for files and other resources that can lead too overwriting a local file when the -J flag is used.
Weakness Type
What is an Insecure Direct Object Reference Vulnerability?
The software receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before it is used as an identifier for a resource that may be outside the intended sphere of control.
CVE-2020-8177 has been classified to as an Insecure Direct Object Reference vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-8177
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Exploit Probability
EPSS
0.02%
Percentile
3.33%
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