CVE-2020-8285

Name: CVE-2020-8285
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-12-14T20:15:13.983+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 9.92%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-8285 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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 estimates a 9.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

9.92%

95.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Haxx	Libcurl	>= 7.21.0, < 7.74.0
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0
Fedoraproject	Fedora	32
Fedoraproject	Fedora	33
Netapp	Clustered Data Ontap	All versions
Netapp	Hci Management Node	All versions
Netapp	Solidfire	All versions
Netapp	Hci Bootstrap Os	All versions
Netapp	Hci Storage Node Firmware	All versions
Apple	Mac Os X	< 10.14.6
Apple	Mac Os X	>= 10.15, < 10.15.7
Apple	Mac Os X	10.14.6
Apple	Mac Os X	10.15.7
Apple	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	Essbase	21.2
Oracle	Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools	8.58
Fujitsu	M10-1 Firmware	< xcp2410
Fujitsu	M10-4 Firmware	< xcp2410
Fujitsu	M10-4s Firmware	< xcp2410
Fujitsu	M12-1 Firmware	< xcp2410
Fujitsu	M12-2 Firmware	< xcp2410
Fujitsu	M12-2s Firmware	< xcp2410
Fujitsu	M10-1 Firmware	< xcp3110
Fujitsu	M10-4 Firmware	< xcp3110
Fujitsu	M10-4s Firmware	< xcp3110
Fujitsu	M12-1 Firmware	< xcp3110
Fujitsu	M12-2 Firmware	< xcp3110
Fujitsu	M12-2s Firmware	< xcp3110
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

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2020-8285.htmlVendor Advisory
https://github.com/curl/curl/issues/6255Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/1045844Permissions Required
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3EMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3EMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DAEHE2S2QLO4AO4MEEYL75NB7SAH5PSL/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NZUVSQHN2ESHMJXNQ2Z7T2EELBB5HJXG/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-14Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210122-0007/Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212325Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212326Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212327Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4881Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2020-8285.htmlVendor Advisory
https://github.com/curl/curl/issues/6255Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/1045844Permissions Required
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3EMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3EMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DAEHE2S2QLO4AO4MEEYL75NB7SAH5PSL/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NZUVSQHN2ESHMJXNQ2Z7T2EELBB5HJXG/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-14Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210122-0007/Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212325Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212326Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212327Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4881Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 14, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 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.

How severe is CVE-2020-8285?

CVE-2020-8285 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 9.92% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8285?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST