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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

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).

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00083
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules7 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Affected Products & Versions

7
haxx curl>= 7.62.0 and <= 7.70.0
siemens simatic tim 1531 irc firmware< 2.2
debian linuxall versions
siemens sinec infrastructure network services< 1.0.1.1
splunk universal forwarder>= 8.2.0 and < 8.2.12
splunk universal forwarder>= 9.0.0 and < 9.0.6
splunk universal forwarderall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pochackerone.com · 874778hackerone.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

7
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSuspicious Download and Execute Pattern via Curl/Wget
producthighSuspicious File Download From File Sharing Domain Via Curl.EXE
producthighSuspicious File Download From IP Via Curl.EXE
producthighCurl Download And Execute Combination
producthighSuspicious Curl.EXE Download
productmediumSuspicious Curl File Upload - Linux
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · support@hackerone.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD14 Dec 2020 · 08:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10582-1
siemens-csafSSA-398330
siemens-csafSSA-389290
siemens-csafSSA-200951
rhsaRHSA-2021:2471Important
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-200951.pdfThird Party Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfPatchThird Party Advisory
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2020-8169.htmlVendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4881Third Party Advisory
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