high
7.5
CWE
119 20 674 787 121
Advisory Published
CVE Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2020-8285: Buffer Overflow

First published: Mon Nov 30 2020(Updated: )

curl. A buffer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.

Credit: xnynx xnynx support@hackerone.com xnynx support@hackerone.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/jbcs-httpd24<0:1-18.el8
0:1-18.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-apr<0:1.6.3-105.el8
0:1.6.3-105.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-apr-util<0:1.6.1-82.el8
0:1.6.1-82.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-brotli<0:1.0.6-40.el8
0:1.0.6-40.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-curl<0:7.77.0-2.el8
0:7.77.0-2.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-httpd<0:2.4.37-74.el8
0:2.4.37-74.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-jansson<0:2.11-55.el8
0:2.11-55.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-nghttp2<0:1.39.2-37.el8
0:1.39.2-37.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl<1:1.1.1g-6.el8
1:1.1.1g-6.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl-chil<0:1.0.0-5.el8
0:1.0.0-5.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl-pkcs11<0:0.4.10-20.el8
0:0.4.10-20.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24<0:1-18.jbcs.el7
0:1-18.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-apr<0:1.6.3-105.jbcs.el7
0:1.6.3-105.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-apr-util<0:1.6.1-82.jbcs.el7
0:1.6.1-82.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-curl<0:7.77.0-2.jbcs.el7
0:7.77.0-2.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-httpd<0:2.4.37-74.jbcs.el7
0:2.4.37-74.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-jansson<0:2.11-55.jbcs.el7
0:2.11-55.jbcs.el7
redhat/curl<0:7.61.1-18.el8
0:7.61.1-18.el8
debian/curl
7.64.0-4+deb10u2
7.64.0-4+deb10u7
7.74.0-1.3+deb11u9
7.74.0-1.3+deb11u10
7.88.1-10+deb12u3
7.88.1-10+deb12u4
8.4.0-2
debian/curl<=7.72.0-1<=7.64.0-4+deb10u1<=7.64.0-4
redhat/curl<7.74.0
7.74.0
Apple macOS<11.3
11.3
macOS Catalina
macOS Mojave
IBM Cloud Pak for Security<=1.7.2.0
IBM Cloud Pak for Security<=1.7.1.0
IBM Cloud Pak for Security<=1.7.0.0
libcurl>=7.21.0<7.74.0
Debian=9.0
Debian=10.0
Fedora=32
Fedora=33
IBM Data ONTAP
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node
All of
NetApp Bootstrap OS
NetApp HCI Compute Node
All of
NetApp HCI Storage Nodes
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node
Apple iOS and macOS<10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.15<10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2021-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-supplemental_update
Apple iOS and macOS>=11.0<11.3
Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management=12.0.0.3.0
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy=1.14.0
Oracle Hyperion Essbase=21.2
Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Campus Software Campus Community=8.58
All of
Oracle Fujitsu M10-1 Firmware<xcp2410
Oracle Fujitsu M10-1
All of
Oracle Fujitsu M10-4 Firmware<xcp2410
Oracle Fujitsu M10-4
All of
Oracle Fujitsu M10-4S Firmware<xcp2410
Fujitsu M10-4S
All of
Oracle Fujitsu M12-1 Firmware<xcp2410
Oracle Fujitsu M12-1 Firmware
All of
Oracle Fujitsu M12-2 Firmware<xcp2410
Fujitsu SPARC M12-2
All of
Fujitsu SPARC M12-2S<xcp2410
Fujitsu SPARC M12-2S
All of
Oracle Fujitsu M10-1 Firmware<xcp3110
Oracle Fujitsu M10-1
All of
Oracle Fujitsu M10-4 Firmware<xcp3110
Oracle Fujitsu M10-4
All of
Oracle Fujitsu M10-4S Firmware<xcp3110
Fujitsu M10-4S
All of
Oracle Fujitsu M12-1 Firmware<xcp3110
Oracle Fujitsu M12-1 Firmware
All of
Oracle Fujitsu M12-2 Firmware<xcp3110
Fujitsu SPARC M12-2
All of
Fujitsu SPARC M12-2S<xcp3110
Fujitsu SPARC M12-2S
Siemens SINEC Infrastructure Network Services<1.0.1.1
Splunk Universal Forwarder>=8.2.0<8.2.12
Splunk Universal Forwarder>=9.0.0<9.0.6
Splunk Universal Forwarder=9.1.0
NetApp Bootstrap OS
NetApp HCI Compute Node
NetApp HCI Storage Nodes
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node
Oracle Fujitsu M10-1 Firmware<xcp2410
Oracle Fujitsu M10-1
Oracle Fujitsu M10-4 Firmware<xcp2410
Oracle Fujitsu M10-4
Oracle Fujitsu M10-4S Firmware<xcp2410
Fujitsu M10-4S
Oracle Fujitsu M12-1 Firmware<xcp2410
Oracle Fujitsu M12-1 Firmware
Oracle Fujitsu M12-2 Firmware<xcp2410
Fujitsu SPARC M12-2
Fujitsu SPARC M12-2S<xcp2410
Fujitsu SPARC M12-2S
Oracle Fujitsu M10-1 Firmware<xcp3110
Oracle Fujitsu M10-4 Firmware<xcp3110
Oracle Fujitsu M10-4S Firmware<xcp3110
Oracle Fujitsu M12-1 Firmware<xcp3110
Oracle Fujitsu M12-2 Firmware<xcp3110
Fujitsu SPARC M12-2S<xcp3110

Remedy

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html

Remedy

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

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Parent vulnerabilities

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Peer vulnerabilities

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2020-8285?

    CVE-2020-8285 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in curl that has been addressed with improved input validation.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-8285?

    The severity of CVE-2020-8285 is medium with a CVSS score of 6.5.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-8285?

    The versions affected by CVE-2020-8285 are curl 7.74.0 and earlier, jbcs-httpd24-curl 0:7.77.0-2.el8 and earlier, and jbcs-httpd24-curl 0:7.77.0-2.jbcs.el7 and earlier.

  • How can I fix CVE-2020-8285?

    To fix CVE-2020-8285, update curl to version 7.74.0 or later.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-8285?

    You can find more information about CVE-2020-8285 in the references provided: [link1], [link2], [link3].

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