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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.098 (95.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 96th percentile — 95.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.098 · newest: 0.098 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- hackerone.com/reports/1045844 (Permissions Required)
- github.com/curl/curl/issues/6255 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- curl.se/docs/CVE-2020-8285.html (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00029.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-14 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4881 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
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.