usn-4466-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-08-19 11:33
Modified
2026-04-22 07:36
Summary
curl vulnerability
Details

Marc Aldorasi discovered that curl incorrectly handled the libcurl CURLOPT_CONNECT_ONLY option. This could result in data being sent to the wrong destination, possibly exposing sensitive information.

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  "id": "USN-4466-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:39Z",
  "published": "2020-08-19T11:33:56Z",
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