Buffer overflow in Apple Macos

CVE-2020-8285

curl 7.21.0 to and including 7.73.0 is vulnerable to uncontrolled recursion due to a stack overflow issue in FTP wildcard match parsing.

EPSS: 0.099 (95.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8285?
CVE-2020-8285 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-12-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-8285?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-8285 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.