CVE-2020-8231

Publication date 19 August 2020

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

Due to use of a dangling pointer, libcurl 7.29.0 through 7.71.1 can use the wrong connection when sending data.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
curl 21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Fixed 7.68.0-1ubuntu4.2
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.2
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.10
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.16
14.04 LTS trusty

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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